I can steal a moment away from the DIY to spend a cherished moment getting back to my blog. Apologies for the lack of posts over the airwaves.
As I said in my last and very quick post.....we have finally moved house and I have never been happier. John and I were finally able to buy a house together after many disappointing complications. But here we are....new house and a new town - Caldicot in South Wales. It's very different from our beloved Bristol but only 25 minutes away over the Severn bridge.
The house itself is huge (in comparison to what we were renting in Bristol). We keep smiling as we walk around as we are not used to so much available space (which I of course will have no trouble filling with bits and pieces and trinkets galore). Now house buying is not for the impatient, a trait of which I am terribly guilty. I hate clutter and mess and dirt, so the in-house renovations are very stressful for me, as are all the spiders that Johns DIY keeps disturbing. We have guttering to replace, new kitchen and bathrooms to install, re wiring, plumbing, an en suite and a dressing room to build......the list seems endless and that's not even including the decorating (the more pleasant side of all this commotion). But because it's ours, there is a real sense of achievement in everything we do, no matter how small so I am determined to enjoy every dusty moment.
I have a clear vision in my head for every room and thankfully John is just happy for me to be in charge of the fluffy side of buying the house. Colours schemes and decorating don't really float his boat. So, with that in mind, we (I) have made inroads into the dining room as I wanted it decorated and ready to receive guests for Christmas. It is the one room we have decided to do a quick fix in and not replace ceilings and re plaster etc. We need one small haven at least in this ever growing building site! So pics soon to follow once it's finished which will hopefully be this weekend.
And I couldn't finish without posting a couple of pics of my favourite things....
This is our beautiful, coveted SMEG fridge. second hand of course from the wonderful SMEG Outlet store. I have dreamt of having an old 1950's style fridge for longer than I care to admit and when John found this little beauty on a clearance offer at less than half the normal price, we snapped it up. The kitchen won't be done for a while so she's not exactly sat in surroundings befitting of her grandeur but no bother. It is still the jewel in our crown.
And this lovely postcard was found on Etsy and it just seemed like it had been made just for us. It was designed by a local artist Clare Phillips (Clare Illustrates) and the wording says.....Remember we may not have much, but we'll always have Bristol. It is lovely and I smile every time I walk past it in our hallway. The gorgeous Clifton Suspension Bridge is in the background and that is where John proposed to me so it has a lot of meaning for us.
One of tens of pictures I have to grace the walls of our new home.
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