We both take Saturday off, the first time in a year. Cat goes to have her hair done and I have been invited for cocktails by the river in London with some fabulous friends. I borrowed Cat’s Land Rover as my car has a few issues at the moment, and was super excited as well… Continue reading First Saturday off in a year
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More shower trouble…
After our plumber fixed the many leaks I couldn’t wait to use the shower (no-one has used it yet). Unfortunately I found two further problems with it. Firstly I couldn’t change the temperature, it was warm but I couldn’t get it close to cold or hot. Secondly, as I was fiddling around trying to change… Continue reading More shower trouble…
Seven bloody leaks!
Tuesday morning and our plumber Andy arrives to assess what the hell is going on with the leak in the main soil pipe. The first plan of attack is to go in through the boxing and old floorboards above (under the new staircase), to the area where the waste pipe from the shower, bath and… Continue reading Seven bloody leaks!
Hedge repairs (and a major f***ing leak)
Our first morning waking up in the house and we were both still super excited and on a real high. It’s taken tens of thousands of pounds and a year of bloody hard work from everyone involved to get here, with everyone going the extra mile to make this place extra beautiful and extra special,… Continue reading Hedge repairs (and a major f***ing leak)
Moving day!
The day we have been anticipating for many, many months now has finally arrived. Today we are moving back in!!! Excitement is mixed with exhaustion after the last few days/weeks/months but we have a team of 10 very jolly volunteers from the village who arrive at 9am on a Sunday morning (on a sunny Bank… Continue reading Moving day!
Cleaning, sorting & packing
Tomorrow is moving day (!) so today we are going to be crazy busy, cleaning, sorting and packing in both houses. There is a team of lovely people from the village all ready to help us move (they have been ready to help for months now) and they are starting at 9am so we have… Continue reading Cleaning, sorting & packing
The big clean up begins
Cat is on a mission. She is cleaning all the rooms working from the top down, ready for us to move in on Sunday (!!), removing any Ram Board, hoovering, washing the floors, dusting all the shelves, window seats and radiators. This is Zanna’s bedroom, cleaned up and ready for furniture! We haven’t seen the… Continue reading The big clean up begins
Carpets finished & packing begins
Now the carpets are being fitted (the stairs and Cat’s bedroom are yet to be done) our very sketchy plan of moving in at the weekend can actually go ahead! This has been a very long time coming. We were supposed to only spend 3 or 4 months on the renovations and very nearly 12… Continue reading Carpets finished & packing begins
Carpet challenge!
Monday morning and two carpet fitters from Ray Randerson Carpets arrive to finish off the attic and fit the carpet in Cat’s old bedroom. These two hadn’t seen the attic before and so were quite surprised by the scale of the challenge. They have to manoeuvre a roll of carpet 5m x 8m, unroll it… Continue reading Carpet challenge!
The last push
This is the last available day to paint and oil and fix and clean before we move in next weekend and it’s going to be epic. I was greeted with this first thing in the morning, some delightful presents from our resident Starlings. Little f***ers. Cat and Colin are both applying a second coat of… Continue reading The last push