An intense 2 days of window people, builders, painters and building regs people, cutting and smashing walls out, painting and tidying has got us to 95% done. A bit of floor tiling, wall painting, log cabin building and tidy up is all that’s left of this mammoth schedule. Not bad for 5 months.

Has it been worth it, we think so, to move from this lovely little cottage effect house, with poorly fitted wooden windows, Boring Ashley Chintz, poorly fitted and maintained heating system, electrical issues and a leaking garage roof:

To this, a modern, open and airy property with a modern look and feel (including working electrics and heating system that doesn’t cost £276 a month to run):

So by the end of August, fingers and toes crossed, it will all be done and we can try to enjoy it.

KNACKERED!

With all the hot weather, this is now our makeshift bedroom, complete with all mod cons, air mattress, sleeping bag and ventilation. The toilet consists of a “find a secluded hedge” and toilet paper is courtesy of dock leaves (or thistles for the masochists among us).

Enjoy your week.

Welcome to the Foggs BBQ with the CaddyFrogs, the Finks and the Smiths.

Food, fun, drink and marshmallow roasting.

After a fun packed journey on the Belmond Pullman, time to shower and change before going to the Duchess Theatre to see “The Play That Went Wrong”, which is an awesomely funny farce about an AmDram club putting on a murder mystery, complete with collapsing sets, missing props and forgotten lines.

And finally here we are at 11pm enjoying a lobster, muscle and crab feast just off Covent Garden.

Happy Birthday Mrs Fogg. Time for bed now.

So part two of the Birthday. All aboard

And apparent point of note, the seat that Mrs Fogg occupiedgg (Coach Vera seat 21), was once occupied by Nelson Mandela as the conductor proudly announced he even has a signed menu by Mr Mandela, as quick as a flash Mrs Fogg said “I will happily sign my menu for you”. Quite funny and got everyone chuckling.

For Mrs Fogg’s birthday this year we are on a magical mystery tour

The only details provided were:

– smartly dressed

– we are going somewhere and doing something

– you will find out what it is when you get there

So part one is underway, sat on a train to that there NodnoL in first class (moan time, now that Virgin Stagecoach has lost the franchise, it falls back to public domain which means first class still costs as much, without any frills such as warm food, more than one cup of tea and only allowed one pastry per journey, Awesome)So the big smoke it is, but what is Mrs Fogg doing?

Boo, time to go home. Last womble around the citadel. Time to restick the yellow circles to the castle after a windy night

What’s that in the background, Peter Parker visits the region

And of course a nice healthy lunch

When it’s hot and you’re pooped after a walk and then a dip in a freezing cold poolOf course, snooze and catch some flies!

So they decided to put yellow sticky tape all over the castle, which is a little strange as you can see. Apparently this is part of an art installationBut when viewed from the right spot it produces .a collection of concentric and eccentric circlesLittle strange and funky.