Moving our belongings...

...Yet again!!

We're hopeful that this time will be the last time we have to move all our "stuff" [furniture, bedding, clothes, crockery/kitchenwares, books, gardening/d-i-y tools, ornaments, etc., etc.] to permit workmen to carry out their jobs without hindrance (and to keep our possessions as clean as possible).

I know we have to move everything at least one more time [we do plan on using it once this phase of the renovation is finished!], but that will be at our leisure, and will be 'setting up home'.

I'm busy trying not to think about when we can fit a kitchen!!

I suspect that by the time that happens, all the 'removals' will be just a distant memory! And I will be happy to do it if I can put my things into kitchen cupboards.

We stayed at the motel for an extra 2 nights; we had to find a sink on Friday, and thought we'd have the rest of the afternoon off, and planned to do as much as we could [hopefully all of it] on Saturday and then go for a lovely soak in the bath in the evening before setting out for home on Sunday...

Or going back to the house, getting mucky again and finishing it off before travelling home in dusty clothes (let's call that "Plan B").

As it happened, we were incredibly lucky with the weather [Saturday was very sunny, sandwiched between two colder, overcast days], which helped massively: I'd taken the kettle & some mugs so that we could sit in the car (with the engine running, obviously!) with a cup of tea to warm up...

Not necessary!

We even sat outside to have lunch (and I was thankful for the sun-umbrella; David got lightly singed), and it felt as though we might have a summer this year!

Some bulbs in the garden were also glad of the heat from the sun - we'd got a lovely display of crocus "Romance" in the wreckage of my garden (another thing I can't wait to 'attack').

We had a late start, but the fact that the house was warm meant that we managed to work uninterrupted apart from lunch, and finally finished at 7.15.

It felt impossible when David went off to "hunt & gather" for lunch; I'd been vacuuming for over two hours, and hadn't finished, and we hadn't moved a single thing (apart from a few rocks!).

Back to the room for a much-needed soak, and then we tried a new pizza place before completely crashing out!

I'm glad we'd allowed the time on Sunday: we didn't need it for tidying the house, but having a "safety net" eased the pressure, and having a good rest before setting out for home made the journey much more pleasant.

I'm posting a few photos to show the relocated things (not that you can tell what they are; tarpaulins are great for keeping off bird droppings!), and so you can see the housing for the staircase.