Springfield Road's Dickensian sweet shop closes for good

So after we got our top windows redone, we thought our sweetshop window was looking a bit shabby.

So we got rid of that too!

This window was so rotten/held together with loo roll it wasn't worth saving to make rustic garden propagation devices.

There's a ruddy great hole in my house!!!!

Another great houseface (closed eyes, big wide mouth)

What the hell are they doing now?

Making the hole even bigger!

Totally toothless houseface! (eyes half open, open mouth with lips covering teeth)

An expensive way to make a rustic coldframe

Just a reminder of what the house looked like before the upstairs windows disappeared.

This is why our windows disappeared. This man took them out!

Look! No window.

And the back.

Our new window about to go in.

Filling the gaps.

Eeeeek!! (Don't worry, they made good!)

We're keeping the old windows for a cold frame!

Spot the difference

p.s. sorry we haven't made the coldframe yet. Next job for Stephen?

Houseface.

Because of the great face it makes, we removed the window frames, and I think we'll just leave it like that. Look; not a cloud in the sky! I'm sure it will be a lovely warm night tonight!

You can do an impression of our house by exposing your gritted teeth and looking slightly upwards. Use your left hand, palm open, to simulate the small open door.

I knew it couldn't last

Remember when we had a keyboard corner in our living room in Acton? Remember how we moved to a house in Walthamstow so that Jon could have his own music room?

So explain to me, how has this happened?

Why is Jon in our bedroom with FOUR different synthesizers when he has a WHOLE ROOM for playing synthesizers?

Presents from Penrith are Perfect

Since we got our lovely new desk in place we've had one problem. The pink chair, that was the right height for our last desk, just wasn't tall enough for our new bureau. But help was at hand in the form of another present from Jane and Tim. Checking back over the blog I realise we've actually been very naughty and not written about our new piano stool yet but here it is! Initially we thought it would be good for the Hammond, and it has been, although it did make it look quite cluttered in that corner. Happily, it is also the perfect hight for our new desk, so here it will stay. 

Rather pleasingly, this means that our two lovely presents from my downsizing Auntie and Uncle in Penrith will stay together to keep each other company in the Big Smoke.

I also sometimes move it over to the sofa to use as a footstool/table for tv dinners!

We just made a decision!

Yes, the unbelievable has happened and we've made a decision about our windows! Cannot wait to show you the results in November.

We also found out our pebble dash is called 'Canterbury Spa' which sounds much grander, doesn't it!

Desk

Back in the springtime we had a trip up to Penrith for Auntie Jane's birthday party. There was lots of food, a massive cake and ceilidh dancing. We had a lot of fun. We also benefited from Jane and Tim's plans to downsize and desire to get rid of some of their furniture.  Now, several months later and thanks to the supreme generosity and driving lifting skills of Jane, Tim, Ian and Dad, we have a lovely new desk to replace that horrid green ikea number Jon's had since university.