Kitchens & Bathrooms

We made great progress this weekend. We have sorted the kitchen, worktop, door handles, appliances, bath, bathroom pottery, taps, flooring upastairs and flooring downstairs for the new house. So a lot was done. We also fitted in the annual International Evening at Alex's school which had good music, food and everyone in good humour. We met a newly elected councillor there who looked all of 16 mind you, and her knowledge about a local issue I raised with her was very impressive. It's great to see younger people being informed and engaging with politics. So there's hope yet. We even managed a picnic by Kenwood House in Hampstead Heath. Rufus Wainwright was performing in the Summer Season. Perfect evening - great to see my old friend Brid. And we bagged a parking space right by the gate. Could life be more perfect?

So when Alex said you won't forget to ring the builder and tell him what we want before she left this morning, I was gripped by mild panic. What we want, I asked, through my waking up. Yes she said - the kitchen, the cabinets, the worktop, the bath, the basin .... the taps. Taps, I shrieked. Oh mother of god. The house move will be in just under two weeks and we are moving in to a project. It has to be rewired, central heating installed, new kitchen, new bathroom, walls stripped of wall paper and painted and ceilings, carpets lifted and new flooring installed. And I can't remember a damn thing, fittings wise, we agreed upon.

PS. Blue is fully recovered - she really enjoyed her trip to Hampstead Heath on Saturday and was enraptured with Rufus