You’ll notice a significant lack of photos over the last few blog entries. This is me being a bit obsessive – I’m now at the point where I want everything to look perfect before getting my ‘after’ photos done. A bit sad I grant you but you have to remember that this project has been my life for a while now : )

Inside I am glossing the woodwork and getting the builder’s to finish off the little bits. When the weather allows the team are outside adding the surfaces to the various terraces of the garden. I’ve got decking going down to the side of the house, areas of lawn and tarmac on the driveway area. Swansea’s had so much rain that our schedule has been severely disrupted – we’re about a month behind. The builders have even bought themselves a gazebo to work under in an effort to beat the weather. Meanwhile, I’ve had the old green felt tile cladding removed from the dormer and have replaced the lead work and guttering as well as replaced the flat roof and installed some dark wood effect cladding. It’s really smartened the house up and should ensure that potential buyers don’t find anything that they will need to do upon moving in.

So, whilst my days have been spent priming and undercoating the woodwork, my evenings are spent pasting gorgeous wallpaper to large blank canvases – more cheap artwork!

On a less positive note we sadly had to cull one of our hens this month after she got very poorly. Flora was queen of the hens so the others are now busy fighting to establish a new leader. Luckily I’ve got a spare little square of worktop left over so this week I’ll be using my filing tools to create a little grave sign for her. I guess this is the reality of living the good life.