If you don't want the details, I've had a nasty appendix removed with complications but am now recovering nicely. Gory details below as I'm too lazy at the moment to remember how to put it behind a cut ( Read more... )

Yes, at long last the development application has gone in to Council! Now it's 8 weeks to anything up to 6 months of waiting for the approval. We, of course, are hoping for the 8 weeks but not betting on it.

Still, it's one major step nearer and more real.

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As you can see from the title, I'm expecting a long haul ( Read more... )

We got the final plans on Tuesday, and they went in for BASIX and NatHERS assessment on Monday. When that is done (about 10 days) they go in to council. No real estimate of how long that will take, but hoping not more than 8 weeks. The council website says 40 days, but not whether they mean working days (i.e. 8 weeks) or just 40 days. I can hope ( Read more... )

We're being given an industrial sewing machine!!! Before I joined the SCA this would not even have been on my list of things that I'd like to have. Now it's a cause of great excitement - even though it's one more thing to move.

Yes, things are still happening but no, we haven't moved yet ( Read more... )

So lj is really behind. To summarise ( Read more... )

Over Easter, we were emailed the detailed plans and should get the hard copies on Monday. Once these are to our satisfaction ans signed off, they can go to council and the next waiting stage begins ( Read more... )

Although you probably didn't realise that I was gone. But, it was Easter and that means Rowany Festival (a SCA camping event). Because it requires a fair bit of preparation before and unpacking, washing etc after, S and I took the 2 weeks around Easter off work. Theoretically, that gave us Saturday to Tuesday to get organised to get up there on ( Read more... )