Tales from The Shire

Mr F got all the floor tiles down in the barn - and is paying for it this morning He needs edging tiles to finish it all off but they will have to wait because I've forecast the budget until the end of March and there is little wriggle room. Man shed stuff has fallen right down the list of priorities :rotfl:

He also moved some of the garage stuff out of the cottage so I shall pop in there later to see how the land lies.

I have sold a couple of chunky things on the Bay which will help bolster funds. I'm going to tackle curtains next. We bought all the curtains from the old house but don't need them now. They were packed into huge boxes so if I can get those shifted it will clear a lot of space.

We are having a little cheese and wine party at the weekend for some neighbours and new friends. A case of wine has just arrived courtesy of Mr F's Avi0$ points so there's just the cheese and crackers to buy. Spends will come out of the fun money budget.

With that in mind, my week is going to be mainly about getting the house in order. DS2 is coming for the weekend too and I'd like to offer a friend a stopover so guest rooms will need sorting.

I finished the first WI painting yesterday but want to make a couple of very slight changes to it. I'll do that today as then it's finished and off my to do list. Mr F is away for a few days this week with work so will need shirts ironing. And I am very close to finalising a meeting date for a Writing Group project.

Lots on the list as always :rotfl:

Better get on...

Have a good week all

Fortune x

... it's so still

Mr F is away and FDawg is sleeping after our walk this morning. It was such a lovely morning and FDawg was being so good that we stayed out a little longer than usual. He has redeemed himself as we met Badly Behaved Dog on the lane yesterday and it didn't go well. The problem is that Badly Behaved Dog yaps and yaps and yaps and it makes FDawg very excited. Yesterday he tried to squish him a couple of times :eek: I keep trying to get the owners to come round so we can do a proper controlled introduction but they don't seem up for it He was an angel this morning though :A

I have finished the first WI painting and managed to pin down a date for the Writing Group project :T Also gave the living and dining rooms a thorough clean ready for the weekend.

We met up with the builder to go through costs for the barn restore. We came in a few hundred under budget :T However, a few months ago Mr F was offered a piece of garage equipment at a very, very good price and we'd included that in the costs. However, he hadn't picked up that there were separate delivery and installation costs involved so we are back to square one. Oh well, at least we haven't come in over budget which I though was likely.

The estimate for the ground and drive works has come in and it will hurt. We need to wait until the ground is drier before doing anything so that will give us time to get a bit more together for that.

DS2 is bringing his electrician half-brother with him on Saturday so we can get an idea of costs for that too.

I suspect there is going to be a never ending list of man cave requirements :rotfl:

Went to local Writing Group last night. £2 parking but friend brought me a glass of wine so no other costs involved I have found a free parking spot nearby for next time.

I've been reminded about veg boxes recently (thank you doingitanyway). I used to love getting mine in Kent. Think I'll look into getting one here. I've started giving my diet a thorough clean up as I've had some minor health niggles recently which can all be sorted if I stop eating chocolate and drinking coffee and wine :eek:

So today's exciting plans include changing bed linen and cleaning up the hall and landing areas. Although I'd much prefer to be in the garden today. This week's surprises so far are Winter Jasmine, Daffodils and Narcissi

Have a blooming great week all

Fortune x