BRIEF WALK!

A small hint of normality came the other night only I got as far as the sheep at the bottom of the lane as I felt dodgy, typical eh!! But took a picture of the new lambs in the field, they are so sweet, I want one!...Not really sure Pete is up for that, and we haven't anywhere to put them now...Maybe our new neighbours fancy a few lambs!!!

CARPENTRY

Craig and Gaz have been doing our carpentry work at the mill, all the oak finishes, and there have been miles of it. If you ever want a very talented carpenter Craig is the guy you need. After the most wobbly of wall finishes and no amount of screwing would make the skirtings stay put, which is odd as we have had the whole building dot and dabbed but for some reason there are no straight walls or square edges to door frames although its all new! ODD!... But Craig never moans he just does his thing and makes it look great. They are making the porch as we speak actually! Craig came to us to trim the stairs in Feb and hasn't left really! Thanks Craig much appreciated!

SQUIGGLEYS NEW FRIEND!

Squiggley has a new pal, its stripe our stone cat! Not sure if she thinks its real, but she really loves it! Squiggley and squeaker are best of friends too, wherever one is the other will be. They were born really close together and heave been close ever since.

FLOWERS

After a hectic time there has been no time to smell the flowers, but I noticed the other day our new bed has started to flower, we will be able to see this from our new kitchen so be great if all the plants take.... All we need now and really sharpish is our buyers to move in, as our mortgage is crippling us , think got next month covered!! but its frightening to realise how much we have had to borrow to do this. so the sooner they get here the better. We always knew it would be getting there by the seat of our pants, and really hoping the thread thats holding 'em on will last!!!!

CUDDLES!

Shadow is juts a big baby and loves her cuddles, she can't get enough of them and makes you feel guilty if she doesn't get her allocation!!

LOLA!

Sally sent me these photos of Lola on holiday here last year, she is coming on holiday again his year with her two legged friends of course! Looks like she had a great time eh!

WHAT A NIGHT

After day after day and night after night of work we were really tired and I said we would stop at 10 and get an early night. Silly Silly me!!! After getting into bed thinking I was actually going to have some sleep, I was just relaxed when there was a knock at the front door. Laura wasn't in, so I thought she had forgot her key and was hammering on the front door, so I lept out of bed, shouting down the stairs "For goodness sake, Laura is that you, why can't you use other door and come in quiet, I was asleep"...then to my horror I got to the bottom of the stairs in my dressing gown and looking a state! to see an outline of a man at the door. I froze .....shouted for Pete "Theres a weird looking man here, come quick" My thoughts went into overdrive and by the time he spoke I had him down as a mass murderer or nutter!...But then their was a voice "Dont panic Michelle its Fred!"   FRED??!!!! OMG thats one of our clients and I  am in my dressing gown yelling at him to remember his key as I thought it was laura......both are bad but then to think he was a mass murderer, well got all three going on not a good plan... By this time Pete was down he thought...he wanted a meeting it was all a bit surreal really... I let him in, he was merrily rabbiting on about... But turns out he left his briefcase in our car after a meeting and lives in Plymouth so couldn't get in with out getting the case....

SASSY UPDATE

After countless sleepless nights as Sassy can't be left alone and all night long hits you with her cone on her head! or sits opt lies across your face, its really tiring, we are taking shifts at the mom..Laura has her tonight ..yeeee----aaaahhhh. Sleep for us eh! Apparently tail amputation is notorious for going wrong and quickly but we are past the worst of it and stitches are out tomorrow, she will be in for a while yet though. She has been lucky to get through this, as has my bank balance!

POOR SASSY

Sassy our oldest and most cuddly cat who rides Ruby our horse! had a terrible accident today. I had a phone call from Jean next door to say come quick Sassy had been attacked but a dog, next doors dog a little black one called Jess. We have lived here for 5 years and never has Sassy been got. But for some reason today he must have cornered her or something, really odd as she goes in that place a lot. When I got to Jeans I didn't like what I saw and Gaby the owner of the dog took me straight up to the vet with her. She was breathing fast and wasn't moving. The vet was really concerned. She will have to have her tail amputated as it is broken in 3 places. She has a few broken ribs and fluid on her lung, her claws are a mess. They can't X-ray her spine until she stabilises. But the vet is now hopeful, she rang again about half an hour ago. although the tail will have to go the fluid looks like it will hopefully reduce and with a lot of pain killers Sassy is weight bearing on the back legs. So we will have to see how she goes over night and they will X-ray tomorrow hopefully, it all depends on tonight really. I am just hoping all will be ok. I just don't get why? If it wasn't for Jean, Sassy wouldn't be here at all, so I just hope she makes it. Update tomorrow!

TIME TO CHILL!

Smartie has got it off to a fine art....chillin' I wish I were a cat...actually I wish I were on of our cats! But here she is sunbathing on the underfloor heating in the bathroom...Our idea is more like champagne in the bath, which is exactly what we did after one pig of a week, it seemed to make all worth while, just a little celebration to tell ourselves we are nearly there. Just hoping my health holds up! I am sure it will with the thought of champagne  ha ha