Month January 2009

We MUST have one of these. I thought it might be a hard sell to Ian, but I think the thought of a little robot running round cleaning floors is appealing to him. So much, in fact, that our…

Manuel has assumed the role of project manager, which suits us down to the ground. He is liasing with the carpenter, looking for painters, dealing with the plumber etc. This is obviously a whole lot better than us trying to…

18newkitchenlayout, originally uploaded by Marchena. This is how the new kitchen will be laid out. This is on the back wall of our old living room. Manuel has allowed for an extractor fan which is what the hole is on…

18windowinside, originally uploaded by Marchena. …which will be our new kitchen. This is interesting because of the door frame. See the bricks above the door. We’re having glass in the panel to keep the height but to reduce the cost…

18windowoutside, originally uploaded by Marchena. The new windows are in the back now too.

18livingspaceian, originally uploaded by Marchena. Can you see Ian’s feet? They are poking out from where he is sitting behind the boxes. Note the dust on the wooden unit to the left – this is typical of everything including us!…

18windowinsidesam, originally uploaded by Marchena. … and climbing through one of our new windows!

Starting July 3rd Ryanair are flying Bristol to Seville – how good is that ! The flights are excellent times too, leaving Bristol at 5 in the evening (which is a big improvement!) and leaving Seville around 8 at night.…

Well, Project Austerity is going really well. Obviously Sam was a bit of a set back, but other than that we’re living within budget. Add to that all the things we haven’t bought (I resisted the temptation to buy a…

I don’t know if Ian’s always been a bit of a closet dancer, however he is inclined to break out into dance at the strangest of moments. Something that I am quite used to but it does startle the builders.…