After dropping her at school I had to negotiate my way to the back and beyond to pick up our new diningroom chairs - won them on eBay. Pulled up to this remote farm house, was admiring how lovely it was - thatched, teeny little eaves windows, wild flowers in the garden, birdsong....you get the picture...when I hear a din from inside - oh yes, the owner's dogs, which she locked in the house. I just had to get the chairs from the back porch. The kitchen door leads onto the back porch. there is a cat flap in this rather rickety door, and there hanging out the cat flap was the meanest, drooliest, gargantuan teethed muzzle from a very black, and very angry dog. I love dogs, I have never been frightened of dogs; but bloody hell I have also not got 4 chairs into the back of my car so quickly either!!!
Get home, and this is what I find in my kitchen:
Now believe it or not I was thrilled to see it in that state, after I completely screwed it up after the dishwasher leaked.....or so I thought. I had just restuck the tiles down, but the glue would not dry, even though I had left the floor uncovered over night, with a heater and did the tissue test ( that would be a Nola-style way of gauging moisture). So Steve came over this evening, to show me what he had found. On closer inspection the whole kitchen area floor is .....well how do you say delicately........FROUPED! It seems the dishwasher, although doing some damage has exposed far greater damage by the last person who layed tiles, namely our house's owner, who had cut corners and not put in a sufficient waterproof layer. We live on a slope with a stream at the bottom, surrounded by trees - our house is not exactly in the best spot to receive ample sunshine - hence is a bit of a "wet" house ......but having pools of water under your floor tiles is not joke...and in a month we are having our Stone Summer Jamboree....lots of people are coming .......oh FROUP!!!!
mY jOY:
I treated myself today. Such bliss to actually spend money on myself and not feel guilty. And the fact that I spent £37 instead of the quoted £59 makes me feel very pleased.
but.......forgot the drama from first thing this morning...Scout dropped our small tv onto the floor. Mr. A was going to purchase our new big one when he got home, as whatever I choose won't be right.....well I can tell you in no uncertain terms that I will be getting the big one pronto and Mr. A will just have to hou sy mond!
AND I forgot to say the chairs I picked up were as described on eBay - I will definitely strip and repaint them.....but bloody hell, she hadn't even bothered to clean the dog hair/coffee marks/ food!!!! off them. I am NOT impressed!!!
