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Day Sixty-Six and Sixty-Seven

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The regeneration had a busy weekend so I’m doing the two days in one post.  It should really be 3, but who’s counting?  The upstairs radiators and shower screen went in along with some more painting and work on the bannister/hand rail.  The carpet has been ordered, at last, it is on the neutral theme after all, there’ll be a strict shoes off upstairs rule coming in I’m sure (we’ll all forget after a couple of weeks, knowing us).  The shower screen has been decided on, I think, just a case of finding the best price we can for it now, needless to say it’s way more than we expected to pay but when you are fussy that’s what always happens.

Here’s a wee visual roundup of what’s going on here at the moment.

blue skies through the skylight
blue skies through the skylight
bedroom at the back, started painting at last
bedroom at the back, started painting at last
back to front
back to front
front to back
front to back
shower screen in upstairs bathroom
shower screen in upstairs bathroom

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Other Stuff

F has an enterprise task on at school at the moment and he is keen to make and sell tablet to make money.  I looked out Mum’s recipe book and we made a batch.

tablet and with Mum's recipe
tablet and with Mum’s recipe – oops a bit out of focus

I was so sure we would undercook it  that it was a little overdone but my expert guest tester on Sunday said it was fine, she even gave F his first sale! My sister said, “yes, it looks just like Mum’s” followed by a funny look on her face.  I guess that means Mum often overdid it too – she’s probably who instilled the thought in my head in the first place.  Anyway, it tasted pretty good, it had the right grainy texture, it was just a bit too hard. F seemed pleased when he took a large lump of the seriously sugary stuff off to his business partner’s house yesterday. He’s off to P7 camp this week, it will be quiet here without him

His big brother has taken to watch the Simpsons in the little round and round chair. Have to say it doesn’t look that comfortable but he likes it.

teenboy in round and round chair
teenboy in round and round chair

Day Fifty-Nine

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What an absolutely fantastic sunny day we’ve had here in Edinburgh today, so welcome after a rather windy wild week.  Long may it continue.

It’s been a quiet day at the house, the bannister is finished now.  The garden room and the kitchen have had a big blitz too – sorely needed and it is now a pleasure to be in the back part of the house.

new improved garden room
new improved garden room, well, clean and tidy for now
upper bannister
upper bannister

Have a brilliant weekend, x

Day Fifty-Eight

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The upstairs bathroom is being tiled and it is looking brilliant, we’re going for grey grout up there for a tiny change from downstairs.  Got a wee bit of a tight space  issue with a shower screen/curtain.  It’ll need some lateral thinking, we have a sloped ceiling, rooflight and a unit to contend with.  Sure we’ll come up with a plan.

upstairs bathroom
upstairs bathroom

The bannister supplies have arrived and have started to be put in, not something you realise will take lots of thought and time to do properly, but it does.

first phase of bannister
first phase of bannister

Here’s how the upstairs landing is looking right now.  H is  going into the bathroom.

where's the toilet gone?
where’s the toilet gone?

The upstairs toilet has been removed for the flooring to go in tomorrow and it feels like we are so nearly there upstairs.  The radiators have arrived,  I’ve fancied them for so long but could never justify changing old ones for. Photo soon, they’re gorgeous – if a radiator could be gorgeous that is.

The house is just so dusty it’s not true, no amount of hoovering or quick wiping can get rid of it because every day there’s more dust created.  Looking forward to getting over that stage but otherwise I’m still thoroughly enjoying the regeneration process that is happening in this old bungalow.  We should be reaping the benefits pretty soon – better stop procrastinating about the painting…….