They'll be in by Christmas.....

Another Sunday spent up in London at James and Amy's flat, helping with the refurb...... they bought it at the beginning of last December, and thought they would be in by Christmas... then it was Easter... then it was definitely, definitely going to be this May Bank Holiday weekend... but no.

It has been a lot of work, but we are nearly there...I am a painting demon, also a great putter-together of Ikea furniture..... they have worked so hard, but been so unlucky with just about every tradesman letting them down, expected doors not delivered, then the wrong doors delivered, plumbers not turning up, crap tilers, and now the delay is the kitchen and bathroom wood work tops, 5 weeks they have been waiting, delivery promised last Monday, but now they say the carpenter made an error cutting it, so we are still waiting. No kitchen work top means no sink and no cooker hob, hence no moving in..

Still, it has been fun all working together, taking breaks, walking on Hampstead Heath, meals out at the end of a hard day, and seeing it all coming together..eventually... and since the toilet was installed last week, working has been more relaxed, without the regular runs to the heath public loos..sometimes I made it, sometimes I didn't....