General Chat

Good luck Jude hope everything goes smoothly and that everything goes where you want it to go without too many problems. I also hope you have a lovely dry day for your move

Good luck in your new homes, Vera and Jude. I look forward to the housewarming party invites :-D ;-) <3

We're in.... :-D :-D :-D :-D

will update you all tomorrow:) got internet and phone back this afternoon:)

Vera....hope all went well for you?
jude x

We moved in on 27th as planned but have been having endless broadband problems which meant hours on the phone to the ISP and a longish visit from a BT engineer. We eventually got online yesterday.

We arrived to find a bill from British Gas for £125 for the month BEFORE the house became ours, when it was in fact empty!! More endless phone calls to sort that. Then my standard size dishwasher didn't fit into the standard size hole under the work surface so OH spent a couple of days practically rebuilding the kitchen.

After that we went away for 5 days on a break that was arranged before we sold our house. We enjoyed the break but then had to come back to the rest of the unpacking. Today is the first day that I've felt the house is our home, though we still have a garage half full of boxes to unpack and a tiny garden covered in all the large pots of plants I brought with me in the hope I could find somewhere for them to go.

In spite of all my moaning I think we are going to be comfortable and happy here. I hope you are feeling just as happy in your new home Jude and that all is still going well for you.

Vera

PS Re: your post of 29th Sept BC, you are definitely invited to my housewarming party. Just make sure you bring something alcoholic and your dancing shoes.

Glad you are feeling more 'at home' now in your new home, Vera,, and hope you will manage to find a place for all the things you brought with you. I would be the same with all my pots and such - and still I get more plants lol You just can't leave them behind but I am sure they will be fine and you will be able to sort out the garden in the spring.

Just enjoy having your things around you and the pleasure of discovering new friends and neighbours as you settle in ,

Best of luck

Lizx

Hope you are in and comfy Jude, and that you too will soon feel like you have been there forever!

Hope you haven't lost too many things, I remember when I moved, it was a nightmare remembering where I had put things.

Good luck to you, Vic and Madoc, in your new abode
Don't forget the new address details etc when you have time.

Lizx

Hiya... :)

Vera ....sorry to read that you had a few problems, l'll tell you what this
Moving lark is a pain in the bum.
We had the same prob with dishwasher, its sitting in the corner
Of the kitchen sulking cause we cant fit it in :( send your OH this way, please..lol.
Just got 3 lots of curtains up.....:( 4 sets to go and a blind for the kitchen. Carpets are ok now but we did have 2 messed up. Garden looks great, amazing after the jungle..its chilly sometimes with no c/heating, but we have a wall heater and 2 free standing heaters, which at present are ok
Madoc the dog loves all the new smells, we love seeing the swans take off
and the sound of birds in the bushes. Going to watch videos a nrighbour has taken in the woods with his night camera of all the different animals, cant wait.we love it here and its quite cosy now xx
jude x

Hi Jude,

Glad you are in and happy. Will email you soon. How is Phil?.

Hi Jude

Glad you're now getting settled. It sounds a smashing place. I'm going to miss the wonderful views we had from our old house and walking through the fields etc. but we've gained in other ways. We can't go in to town without meeting someone we know, and friends can just call in without having to drive miles first.

The downside is that the quality of the fittings etc. isn't a patch on our old place. Everything I touch seems to fall to bits. So far two towel rings and a soap dish have come off the wall and a complete shower fitting and some outside solar lights have fallen to bits when I touched them. Good job OH is handy around the house.

And yes, you can borrow him any time you like. Just be prepared to be accused of moving all his tools when he can't find them and having to do the finding yourself. Oh, and a simple job will turn into a marathon task. Ask to have a picture hung and before you know it the house will be knee deep in dust because he thought the wall wasn't quite straight so he has half demolished it; and while doing that he thought a power point looked a bit dodgy so he's going to rewire the house etc. etc.

Am off now to look at steam mops - there is no way I am cleaning these acres of cream tiles on my hands and knees!

Vera