Saturday August 30th

 It was a year ago, August 30th when we first viewed this house! We moved in on March 26th and told ourselves we wouldn't do anything major for a year. So far we have :-

erected a new rear fence

replaced the garage door

added a new unit in the kitchen

instakled new vertical blinds

re-decorated the spare bedroom

The 2 rooms which really let the house down were the downstairs cloakroom and the spare bedroom. We had the spare bedroom decorated so when we eventually re-decorate the lounge we will have a room to sit in as an alternative as there will be a few days possibly more than a week's jobs which need sorting.

This week we had a new cloakroom fitted. 

5th August - Maiden voyage!

 Yesterday we collected Gloria, as we have decided to call her. The weather was dreadful to start with but the sun came out for our trip to Goathland. 

We were given Ted by the Motor company so he had top views as we motored through the North York Moors!

We just packed a flask of boiling water and enjoyed a cup of tea as the NYMR steam train passed by.

We are "winging it" and making it up as we go! We have a neighbour who use to go camping and is sorting out some stuff for us - Watch this space!

31st July

 It's August tomorrow - where does the time go?

Considering we said we wouldn't do ANYTHING in the new house for A YEAR! I sort of started using the phrase "We wont do ANYTHING MAJOR" for a year but let's face it the year is flying by and we have been here 4 months which is A THIRD of a year!

There were things we HAD to fix for security reasons, a fence panel, a new garage door, and we are currently planning the new makeover of the downstairs cloakroom which is scheduled for 26th August. The 2 rooms which let the house down and obviously were in the original state were the downstairs cloakroom and the spare bedroom. We are planning on redecorating the lounge/dining area and hall/staircase and landing in the new year. However I pointed out to Jon that we needed a room to use when the lounge etc would be decorated - so we (me) had the notion that we would sort out the spare bedroom.

Progress so far. Wallpaper stripped and now emulsin - Wimbourne White.

I have decided on neutral colours. The carpet is wool and will be cleaned next week. I have ordered the curtains which will take about 3 weeks.

Exciting times!