The following is by way of lame excuse for the fact we've not posted much recently. We've been gearing up for a bit of major work on the house, specifically the kitchen, including a new extension. K___ has been collaborating with A_____ our next door neighbour, who is a property developer by trade. A______ has got us some amazing discounts and we're getting our new kitchen for a fraction of the retail price.
The old kitchen and utilities are out and stacked up in our dining room awaiting collection after sale on eBay, the new kitchen is stacked up in my study
Here's what it looked like until earlier today, with all the old units stacked in the breakfast room:


The old kitchen and utilities are out and stacked up in our dining room awaiting collection after sale on eBay, the new kitchen is stacked up in my study
Here's what it looked like until earlier today, with all the old units stacked in the breakfast room:
In the next one, you can see into the lobby, which opens into the utility room and the stable door to the outside.
We've got about two weeks of this left. We're eating as well as we can using just a microwave and the ground floor looks like nothing on earth, but it's going to be worth it.