getting there

First of all, here are 2 just-about-grown-up swans - the cygnets I had photographed over this year, who came to visit this week. we saw an egret this morning - there are a couple who stop by every so often.



I've had a couple of requests to show a photo of the house, and so here are a 2 photos - as you can see, whilst the house is just about complete, the garage, which is in front of it, isn't!



We also take a bit of a backward step as the groundworks now need to be completed, and services connected, which can't be done if there is any scaffolding up.
So for the next 10 days or so, the garage will be roofless.
Here is the plan:
next week, the groundworkers install the rainwater harvesting tank, level most of the site, dig the trenches for the services and connect us to the sewer.
If all goes well, we will be connected to the gas on February 8th - which means we can switch on the heating!
Then the scaffolding can go up around the garage, and the roofers can finish their work.

This is especially good news for Axminster Tools who have had Keith's planer thicknesser in their warehouse for almost a year - as soon as the garage is watertight it can be delivered, and Keith can begin making the kitchen cabinets.
That will also be good news for Bews Electrical who have also been storing the kitchen appliances we bought a year ago! They are a very friendly and helpful company who looked after us well in Caddington, and have given us very good advice over the years.

However, all of you following this blog know that there are many ways the plans can slip up!

We did put up a post-box this week - you can just see it on the fence, and also see that our site is far from picturesque: