Tales from The Shire

The builders have left the building :j It feels so much calmer here now There is still work to do though:

• the down pipes have been left draining into a temporary drain as we hadn't decided how best to deal with the rain water from the gutters. However, the ground is very wet from all the storms so we'll have to do something about this quite quickly to avoid flooding :eek:
• the doors are being made and will need to be fitted
• we will need to re-gravel the drive. It's a mess now and very muddy
• Mr F wants to seal the concrete floor and lay the garage tiles we brought up with us. There won't be enough for the entire floor though so more will be needed. He'll need to do this before we can start emptying the annex
• there is electricity to the barn (although the builders blew this) but lights and power points are needed
• we want to half board the walls so Mr F can hang tools and put in a mezzanine so we can have some attic space.

I've put the above in order of priority. We can do without the electrical works, boarding and mezzanine until finances allow.

I've chased the plumbers this morning as I'm still waiting for the revised quote. It will be here within the hour I'm told :cool: Then I need to get a date booked in quickly as I have guests arriving from the 25th of this month :eek:

My truck had it's MOT yesterday and passed with just one advisory. Mr F will be able to sort that out before next year. £10 cheaper than in the Garden of England

I met a friend for coffee whilst the MOT was being done and she came back to the house for supper. We had Prawn, Pea & Tomato Curry which was leftover from the night before. I padded it out with some broad beans and there was plenty for the three of us. For pudding, we had some of the Banoffee Ice Cream I made for Christmas that didn't get finished. I opened a bottle of white as we had company - there is no red in the house :eek: We've been a bit slow in putting an Avi0$ order in. Resolved now but what bad planning :rotfl: We've exhausted Mr F's points now so he'll have to do some more trips soon :rotfl:

I am so fed up with this weather - just when I thought it was safe to take FDawg into the field without filling the camping shower, we are pelted with snow, sleet, hail, rain and storm force winds. The fields are sodden again The sun is out at the moment though and it's nice to be able to look out without seeing the orange of the builders' huge digger or the blue of the P0rtal00 :rotfl:

There are chores to be done today. I need to keep on top of my cleaning plan if I'm to avoid a rush before my guests arrive. The grocery shop is due this afternoon and I have a WI planning meeting this evening. It's all glitz and glamour in the Shire :rotfl:

Have a great Wednesday folks.

Fortune x

beanielou wrote: »

At least (I hope) you have no snow.

beanielou wrote: »

So glad that you had a lovely you day.
YOu deserve it

Not yet Beanie - I feel as though we've had our share this year :rotfl: We might get a little tomorrow.

Day out was very restorative - thank you.

XSpender wrote: »

That sounds like just my kind of day.

I love a little mooch around the shops XSpender - I don't even need to buy anything but it's nice if I've got a few things on the list.

Fortune x