October 07

It's now October 2007 and Warren Cottage is ready and we've moved in!  It's brilliant! We've got a kitchen,  a water supply that provides drinkable water from the tap straight away!  An electric shower means washing in the morning isn't a problem and a small hot water cylinder holds enough hot water to fill a bowl for washing up.  The toilet is new and is now accessed from inside the house, thanks Guy for all your handwork there, that was a really grim job, I am forever grateful!  Here are some pics of us and Warren Cottage ready to move in to!

Guy's gran Ethel, came to visit for a cuppa to see how the renovations were going

It's lovely to have a kitchen with all modern appliances fitting in to it; fridge/freezer, dishwasher, hob and oven, washing machine and tumble dryer,  what a result, I'm happy with that!

We had to get four-wheel drive vehicles, the Audi TT and my lovely lovely Karmann Ghia  were replaced (that was a sad day when I saw her being driven off!)

The ground was fine in the dry, but as soon as it rained you couldn't get off this drive even in the four-wheel drive, the wet chalk is ice-like when wet and on this slope with regular road tyres it was a comedy to watch!

Old furniture left behind by the previous owners had to be cleared, we loaded it all up and Guy took it away!

Guy is very happy his pick-up is coming in so handy!

"MOVING IN DAY!"  It took a while with only the pick up!  Guy's swapped his white pick up for a stealthy black one!

The new toilet area and Guy installed a sink for us.  OK, it's freezing in here in the winter, the window has ice on the inside, but it is luxury compared to going outside to get to it!  The wall opposite used to be the door from the outside!

A new front door was needed as we had to make the house more secure, break-in's had been attempted on the last one!

Living room with a bay window looking out to the view!  The snug area is just to the right of shot with the sofa under the window.  The kitchen is through a door off to the left of the living room

This is the snug, the warmest place in the house, where we spend most of our time!

This is the living room, the photo is taken standing in the snug area, the shower room is through the door to the left of the fire.  We don't use this area very much because it's chilly and this log burner isn't as good as the small one in the snug, also there's no TV to tempt us here!  It's good to have this second burner in the winter when it's freezing!

Sofa in the snug and the dining table in the living room