Well, thank goodness for a lousy summer and wet week-ends! No bother working away inside and we really are getting on with things. All the plastering done, and a visit up to B & Q on Wednesday got all the lights so it's the electrician next week.

We ordered all the lights on line and were a bit deflated when it said at the end that you had to collect them! Great excuse for a day in Glasgow and made much better when they looked at us at the check-out and said'have you got your discount card?' So it was 10% off everything for being over 60. But depressing that we so obviously look ancient.

We are getting our old bedroom decorated and it's nearly done, so it will be great to move back and live in less of a guddle. Did I say I wanted it brown and dark with big swirly flowers? So its cream and white with wee red poppies. Guess who won that little battle. But B & Q came to our rescue there as they were the only place we could find with wall units that fitted and it will all look quite posh when it's done.