Travelling On

Suffolk_lass

Ah yes, I recall very well the unmistakable smell of drying plaster - completely different to a damp house. The mark of progress, but also the obstacle to further activity. BTW we used to render kitchens and bathrooms so we never had to deal with damp and disintegrating plaster again - with tiles on top it seemed silly to pay the extra

Karmacat

He itemised the quote, so I'm okay with it really. And its SE England, what can you do? And I've got a convector in the middle of the kitchen doing its thing, which is what the plasterer did.

Anyway, I feel a lot better than a few days ago, though my throat's still sore, but I went food shopping yesterday in town, so I'm catching up today on the house, and maybe even a little bit on the garden too.

rtandon27

Karmacat wrote: »

...the maple syrup I didn't use over Christmas ...

:eek:You've had unopened maple syrup in your house for 4 months:eek:

Criminal...

...just criminal...

Karmacat

rtandon27 wrote: »

:eek:You've had unopened maple syrup in your house for 4 months:eek:
Criminal...
...just criminal...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'm half expecting you to jump down the phone line and whack me one
Right, I *really* need to get my act together. I'm actually going to shut down the computer and do something. Yikes.

rtandon27

Should you need suggestions on how to use said maple syrup, I'd be happy to ream them off!:D

greent

Oooof! - just caught up on the last few days (last time I was here you'd 'ordered' lights and sink....) - what a total ba**s up by BnQ!!!

Another vote for Franke sinks here - I had the same one as SL for around 12 years and then sold it with our old granite and bought a similar Franke one for the 'new' kitchen . They come up wonderfully :T

Painting quote sounds high - ouch! We had ours done last year, as you know and it was around £150 less than that - but we're in SW, not SE.....

Fingers crossed it all comes together... xxx

Karmacat

Oh dear, this decorating quote *is* a lot higher, isn't it greent oh well, biting the bullet on this - I need my house back. Mind you, the plaster still isn't dry, so there won't be workmen here tomorrow either.

Still haven't looked online at lights - might have a look at Wickes website in a bit.

RT - I can just imagine :rotfl:

I've been out with my sister to the local country show this morning/lunchtime - wonderful stuff. A great "pod" for a self watering raised bed with an insect proof cover and inbuilt watering, £118, it looked wonderful. Met some alpacas, one of which was definitely trying to hypnotise me :rotfl: brilliant card kiosk was there again, stocked up on high quality cards @ 50p each. Riggers gloves for gardening, proper quality, £3. Desperately wanted a bay plant, but not a single stall had one, so I bought a rosemary and a thyme, £2.50 each for lovely big healthy plants.

beanielou

I had riggers gloves in my other life.
Loved loved them.
They were red.

apple_muncher

Sounds like a perfect trip out.



Glad you escaped the alpaca'a attempt to take you over... Just imagine what design decisions that would have entailed...

greent

If you can't find anything on W*ckes, N*xt lights aren't bad, if any appeal to you. JLew1s, too - but rather more £££ouch! (most of ours come from 1kea! ) x