Storm approaching

The wind is howling and although it is not raining heavily at the moment I suspect it will be shortly!
Last night we had so much rain in the early evening. I'd been outside snipping away at the larger shrubs in the afternoon when it was sunny, but now...brr...chill in the air.

The decorating/jobs day went well on Friday. We had to start a little later than anticipated but once we got going!!! We'd bought new taps for shower way back in April so I had the brainwave of deciding today was the day we fitted them. Idea behind it being these are thermostatic taps which allow the right temp water to burst forth and cover one within a few seconds of switching them on. Up until now it is a lottery about how long it takes to reach the correct temperature; will it stay there; how much hot to cold ratio necessary depending on the time of day and so on. Wasted water. We had a few hiccups along the way but eventually they were on, and we enjoyed a lovely, thermostatically controlled shower!!!

We had a couple of mishaps with tools during the decorating. The purfoam broke its spout so a whole new one had to be thrown out as it was unusable. Filling the larger holes in the walls impossible. We had time to paper one wall fully after treating the smaller holes and fitting the cover on the computer lead etc. and replacing the awful sockets. Not without its issues. The ones I bought were wrong - but we only knew that once the old ones were removed. This house was built in the '60's I think, so the standard of sockets in walls is dreadful. I think the girls in the DIY store had fun seeing me returning several times during the day for one thing or another!!!! 'Gezellig' was how they described it!!!!
Still, I made good use of all those coupons for discount by the end of the day! I can manage the other wall I think, if we ignore the sockets and the one hole for the lead which apparently needs a pipe around it first . . .but my challenge this week will be to paint the door. Still pink! I have never painted a door before using a mini roller and know how useless I am with them from previous experience. Still, got to try. I want this room done!!

But today, in the face of the storm I am cooking Sunday lunch for my friend Ann and I. It'll be Chicken Pie, roasted Parsnips, Carrots in Chardonney, Peas, Yorkshires and gravy....followed by Blackberry and Apple Crumble and proper Custard! We English love our Sunday dinners.

I suppose I ought to be making a start then.......................
Sue xx