What a difference a week makes of relatively dry weather. Loads of finishing off jobs have been done. The best by far is the pool. The colour of the coating has given the pool an aqua tone, more turquoise than blue. The infinity edge creates a very gentle trickling sound, which will enhance the taste of drinks at sundown, no doubt.
The remaining gingerbread corner pieces are all in place and have been varnished, as have the last doors and window. Yes, the guy eventually finished his contract but not with any flair and wouldn’t take the final cheque as it was less than he was expecting- he did come back a few days later to get the cheque but was still angry.

The inside painting of the house is complete and the first few days of next week should see the place cleaned from top to bottom before we move our stuff in.
The electric gates haven’t arrived yet and the fencing around the whole of the property needs a little attention to make sure it’s secure enough to keep dogs in. Notice the “s” on dog. We plan to take Deano, a 1year old rottweiler on trial to see how we get on with him and how he gets on with foxy. He is Doreen’s dog, but by default, as he should have been going to another home but that fell through so she ended up with a dog she really didn’t want. He is a big lad, friendly but has a loud bark and looks the part. So, once we are settled we shall start the introduction process. If it doesn’t work out he will stay with Doreen and we shall start afresh with another puppy that we can train from scratch.

The next stage for us is to move in, get the place looking like home and start on the garden, which will be done in various phases as it is too big to tackle all at once. Lots of our friends have offered cuttings and shoots, so hopefully it won’t look too bare for too long. Plants grow fast and furious here and most people with gardens say it takes six months of planting, followed by years of cutting back with a machete. Can’t wait!!