Alchemausterity II

edinburgher

Ouch re. the Aga, you would think moving something that heavy would be a 6-8 man job!

newgirly

Glad the Aga has finally been collected! 

Just to add to the comments, my dd’s partner is also autistic and some of his personality traits have definitely helped him become very successful in his career 🙂 

Alchemilla

Lovely to have your comments, thanks. No 4g at home and wifi of until tonight.

I just read Counting the Stars by Helen Dunmore. Lots of flowery descriptions and Latin but not much else (and I LIKE Latin).

Now reading I'll give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson and I love it (though I bought it for DD2 who hated it).

A tidge more progress on the kitchen made, I may soon have a pan cupboard that has room for all my pans.

No £ spent although I am eyeing up some very expensive cupboards that I don't have a budget for and "collective coral" dulux paint to go on the feature wall in the kitchen. Cream aga and giant chrome station clock.

redofromstart

oh I like the sounds of the station clock, and have serious Aga envy.  I have an Aga wood burner which was the closest I could get in this house without major re-build.

Alchemilla

Aga woodburners are lovely, my folks had one.

We now have power and wifi. Woohoo!

Super lovely local electrician came out for a look at the destroy it yourself agageddon and stayed to fix it. It's all proper now and *in theory* aga due to arrive at lunchtime. Installing engineer *may* be able to come tomorrow.

My Pa is coming to grout the tiles and fix some base plinth back on so a busy day expected.

Surprise weekend event for DH planned guest starring his rellies and DD1 secretly home from uni. I hope it goes off ok (his birthday) and I hope I have a cooker!

savingholmes

Sounds like progress. Good luck with the surprise. Does he like surprises?

LadyGnome

Fingers crossed for the Aga installation.

Alchemilla

savingholmes said:

Sounds like progress. Good luck with the surprise. Does he like surprises?

Not sure, if he doesn't like this one he doesn't have a leg to stand on, if I can put it that way?

LadyGnome said:

Fingers crossed for the Aga installation.

Sadly it is next week now. I will have to brave lighting the oven of the old cooker by hand! 

On the upside it gives me time to paint and tidy.

Alchemilla

Oof I am out of spoons.

Did counselling, loaded old kitchen cupboards in car, did tip, MrT, ordered paint for wall behind aga, got diesel. Came home and ate then went to Mum's to collect bread and cake she hadmade for us.

I need to sit for a while. That Covid fatigue really doesn't quit.

Alchemilla

Changed sofa covers, did DW, that's about it. Piggies being cleaned out now, twittering away on the sitting room floor.