Wednesday
I awoke to beautiful sunshine which made up for my early start to the day.
The kitchen is coming together nicely and I am falling in love with it already. I can’t wait to try out the new cookers and hob or even better enjoy one of Mr C’s signature dishes. For that we will have [...]
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Eight
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Seven
Tuesday
Our kitchen fitter experiencing none of the previous day’s travel dramas arrived on time. Shortly afterwards the tiler arrived.
Later in the morning I drove to Attingham Park for my usual Tuesday volunteering at Visitor Reception. The day was lovely and warm compared to the previous Tuesday afternoon and also the flooding had subsided. This led [...]
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Six
Monday
Today was intended to be a later start which in the end turned out to be even later due to two road traffic accidents blocking the route. Now the larder units are in place around the fridge freezer with one of them fully fitted with draws.
Whilst all this was going on I was wresting with [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2025
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Sunday Activities
We spent the morning cleaning some areas of the kitchen in preparation for ‘New Kitchen 2 – Day Six’. Whilst this was going on I was also able to load up the washing machine with another batch of washing.
We visited mum and I took her some colouring books and pencils as she had requested on [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 12th 2025
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A Day of Rest
It was nice to have a lie in after a week of early mornings. I was able to do some cleaning of surfaces and appliances in the kitchen. The fitter had thoughtfully reconnected the washing machine so I was able to put in a load of washing.
We had lunch at home before visiting mum. She [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 11th 2025
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Five
Friday
I awoke to a beautiful sunny frosty morning. Not long after our kitchen fitter arrived followed by his son who is working on the electrical parts of our kitchen refit.
First the electrician investigated the reason for the kitchen ceiling light failure. After investigation it was deemed that ceiling light was faulty and corroded which had [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 11th 2025
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Four
Thursday
The kitchen is now begining to look more like a kitchen again. We called in briefly to see mum after the fitter had left, she had been in bed all day and although she was pleased to see us she told us to leave.
We dined in the Vineyard Cantonese Restaurant for the first time since [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2025
