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Just got to decorate and furnish the inside... this is a vintage Japanese Obi that I bought at a flea market in Osaka, I think it goes great inside the tipi.  Still to put in is the ground sheet, then a couple of stone slabs in the centre for the brasero (a mini metal fire pit), some rugs and then the furniture (2 single beds and a small chest of drawers).  Then... we test it out by spending the night.  Can't wait... except look what I saw when I stepped back a bit to get a better photograph of the tipi....


A Baskian Viper or Iberian Cross Adder (venemous)


The tipi will be extra accommodation for our family, friends and volunteers when they visit... When do you want to come?

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