Apologies

Just a quick post to say sorry that there hasn't been much news recently. Got the enthusiasm knocked out of me a bit by our incredibly sparsely attended housewarming. Still, we have a freezer full of chilli and a fridge full of beer so it can't all be bad...

We're also quickly coming to the realisation that there's little point in starting any exciting decorating adventures until we've addressed some big-ish structural issues. Since we can't afford to do them this year we're a bit stuck for now. That said, Rosie started picking at the (almost certainly lead-based) paint peeling off the Study door the other day so we might need to do some remedial work...

Close followers of the blog will also be pleased to learn that we've replaced nearly all the lightbulbs with CFLs - a very satisfying item to tick of the to do list. We've also moved onto compost heap number two following the arrival of a fearsome garden shredder. The herb garden is in great shape, planted out our pots to plug a few gaps and identified a few more culinary plants, including some lovage. The veg patch is also coming on apace following lots of donations from relatives and neighbours - we even managed to come through the frosts last week without any major casualties, so go us!

With any luck the sun will shine for more than 10 minutes at a stretch this week so I can post some more photos...