Friday
Today we had a houseful of workmen; kitchen fitter, working surface fitters, electrician and plumber. At one stage there were five people working in our confined kitchen space.
Everything was coming together just after lunch at about the time I was due to go out to go for a hair appointment. Mr C was ensconced in [...]
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Ten
Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 17th 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
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New Kitchen 2 – Day Two
Tuesday
The kitchen units arrived and were stacked around the house, both inside and out. Shortly afterwards the plumber arrived and worked miracles with the piping under the sink. It now looks much neater than it has ever done before.
Next the wall and floor units were installed ready for the finer tuning. During the afternoon whilst [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Jan 8th 2025
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New Kitchen 2 – Day One
Monday
We had to be up early, although not necessarily bright for and 8pm start.
The kitchen was completely stripped leaving only the electrical appliances, including the cooker which is not part of the new design.
The two-week work schedule and options were discussed. The spaghetti plumbing underneath the sink will be tidied up, the plug sockets will [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2025
Sunday
Just before my mum fell ill and was admitted to hospital we had signed up to having our kitchen revamped starting on 6th January 2025.
Mum being in hospital (and still not home) and Christmas left us rushing around at the last minute to clear the kitchen. We got there just in time.
Those who have known [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2025
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Hay-on-Wye – Day Two
After a refreshing nights sleep it was time for breakfast. Continental breakfast (no rolls) and cooked breakfast options to order were on offer and didn’t disappoint.
We lingered at the breakfast table before walking into town to explore the bookshops. Mr C was keen to visit the Cinema bookshop to peruse its extensive military section. Currently [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2021
