A standing renovation

[hatmandu]

Hello world. I haven't written here since April, apart from a one-liner on my birthday to announce the death of our cat. It's been that sort of a summer. I can't remember a tougher, more challenging year, with a crazy mixture of masses of work, and often nowhere to do it from: after leaving Kidlington in June, we lived in a mobile home park for

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[rickbot]

Your new kitchen looks lovely - even the sun seems to be shinier.

More before / after photos please!

[hatmandu]

Thank 'ee! I will sort out some more while the sun is shining...

[absinthecity]

Wow, I'm loving the wood-burner! What an awesome feature. I'm now starting to fully appreciate the amount of stress that renovating a place will cause - we started stripping walls this weekend and it's going to be a long road to looking presentable again. We're also having central heating installed next week, which I think is going to be something of an upheaval. So WELL DONE on getting there!

Sorry to hear about the cat tho :(

[rickbot]

Having a kitchen fitted almost killed me, so god knows how people cope with full renovations.

[hatmandu]

Oh, and very best of luck with your own home. I've mentioned the stress a lot, but it is exciting and fun too!

[absinthecity]

Oh absolutely, it's great to get the creative juices flowing on something of this scale! Not that we're doing as big a job as you guys have done, but at least two rooms need gutting.

I like your kitchen cabinets btw and we need a couple of those...Ikea too? ;)

[barnacle]

That all looks magnificent. Well done and congratulations. We still hope to make it over before Christmas; but don't give Bertha an extra-special stoking on the off chance, will you?

[hatmandu]

Hee! Very welcome to pop over. Bertha is very friendly, as long as I remember to feed her. She does make quite a noise mind - on and off muttering and occasional roaring. Just like me, really.

[bluedevi]

Hey, good to hear from you! And congratulations on the house - it sounds great.

I've had a really tough year too, but now settled in London, juggling freelancing and study. Oof.

[hatmandu]

Hi! Yes, sorry I never got the chance to say Auf Wiedersehn and wish you well. I wish you well! Hasta luego! Keep in touch.

[editor]

Is this a Spartacus thing? Only my saw is blunt.

[hatmandu]

Call me Iron Hat.