It's taken ages...........

Well I finally got the door hung in the bedroom alcove.  I ended up using a plastic folding door as I looked at MDF but it was far too heavy to make a large door with.  I also looked at buying a 'full size' 27 inch wide door and cutting it down, the plastic one was only £8.48 from B&Q so if it didn't look right it wasn't that much to lose, if it worked then great, saved myself twenty quid or so.  It took a bit of tweaking but I got there in the end and it looks pretty good even if I say so myself.  Pauline isn't that keen on the small gaps at the top but I can rig up a small pelmet to hide those.  Next thing is to tidy the bedroom and store the stuff in the cupboard I've just created, YEAHHHH!!  The fish pond next door is now turning into something that resembles a Greek temple or the nearby Penshaw Monument, several upright pillars with a roof on it, I'm sure there has to be something in the local planning regs to stop it, you have to get planning permission for a lean-to on the house and this structure is 12 foot long by 8 foot wide by 7 foot tall. Still we'll let him finish it then check with the planning department.

Well where shall I start? Popped down to Bristol for my son's 30th birthday, gave him a surprise because he wasn't expecting to see me until June.  His surprise present (a parachute jump) didn't come off unfortunately, due to the volcanic ash issue, still it's there to use in the future.  Stopped in Devizes and had a wonderful pub lunch instead.  Came home Monday afternoon after a phone message from my boss but by Wednesday evening when I went to work things had changed so all was well.  Had a shock piece of news on Tuesday that is best forgotten and left to those involved to sort out themselves as only they can, I'm sure if they need help they will seek it from the best place. That's all for now I think, ttfn!

Getting motivated!

Well it's 11:05, I've been up about an hour and I'm trying to get myself motivated to make a start on the door frame for the bedroom.  The weather outside looks great and I'm thinking more along the lines of sitting out on the patio, but then again I suppose I could do all the sawing,drilling, screwing and squaring up out there. Now that's a thought! I just love the way I have these flashes of perspiration lol. What is it now? measure once, cut the wrong size, measure again and buy a new piece of wood. Have some food and then get on with it I suppose!

Where did the time go?

Jezz that was a quick 2 weeks! I've been busy on my days off decorating the smallest bedroom.  We were going to turn it into a dressing room but decide we would decorate it so the grand kids had a room to sleep in when they visit.  The computer is going into our bedroom, we are re-arranging some chests of drawers and moving furniture into other rooms to try and get the best space.  Finally got some more slate chippings for the space next to the drive, lets hope the local yobs do not decide they make great stones for throwing.  Bought the timber to make a door frame in the alcove of the little bedroom, this will make a nice sized cupboard, hide the central heating boiler and make it quieter in the bedroom.  One more project left and that is to built a base and erect the new shed on it but that will have to wait until the weather is a bit warmer I think.  Oh and put Evie's trampoline back up in the back garden (I will be glad when they move and get a garden of their own so we can reclaim ours, the thing takes up so much space)