Catch-up number 5

I'm hoping to make this the last of the catch-ups, and then you can safely assume that all we are doing is "normal" living type activities.  I may still blog when we've made a visible difference outside, or when I've finally found homes for all our possessions, but I'm not planning to do a daily post...

Unless I spot a new/interesting bird - that might get me to the computer.

Here goes:

• Wednesday, 25 February: I got a second coat of paint on the wall that will be behind the stove - that's enough already!

Catch-up number 4

In the excitement of moving, blogging has really taken a back seat.  I finally got the photos all uploaded to Flickr, so my mind is now empty enough that I can face wading through my notes, so I'm [finally] pushing on with updating this blog.

Here goes:

• Saturday, 7 February: The plasterer has done a good job of the wall where the woodburning stove will go, and it's already dry/nearly dry everywhere apart from where Glyn blocked up the old opening/around the flue.  Both Richards have finished - the utility room now only needs the lights reinstating, and a washing machine to be complete.  David sanded the remaining unsanded coving in the kitchen, and all of the hall - phew!  That's all we are going to do sanding-wise, as we are fast running out of time.  I painted a second coat on the second quarter of the sitting room ceiling, and started the first coat on the third quarter.  I'm still being "hamstrung" by the shoulder problems, so am doing as much as I can without making my shoulders so bad I need to take time off; we figure a little bit of work every time we come is better than doing eight hours and then being unable to do anything for months.  Later, I finished the first coat on the third quarter, but keeping track is fun!