COUNTING DOWN

Seeing that the cottage we are going to be living in hopefully we need to furnish it with extraordinary things to make each item we put in there special we cant waste the space the main piece of furniture in our downstairs living area is going to be a corner sofa a tv stand and a stand for the fish then maybe a coffee table and floor lamps.

The kitchen we want to get a air fryer a new microwave and a panini press and kettle and toaster i want a chef's knife block and a cafeteria.

 The bedroom we might have already got most of the furniture just new table lamps and mirror i like a big mirror that sits on the floor and is the height of the wall if possible.

Bathroom perhaps a wall cabinet and new shower curtain and a blind for the window and bath mats it is a very small bathroom .

Outside a metal fold away cafe table and two fold up chairs and a bench and table top barbecue and some lights  a few window boxes and hanging baskets.

No doubt Helen will have some ideas too maybe not as creative as mine but some times simple works .

We have to make sure we take what we want from the house we are in now and not leave anything behind just because we cant be bothered to pack it unscrew it or disassemble it i rather take stuff with us to discard it later if it does not fit in to the cottage , then leave it and wish we had taken it.

Above is a picture of the plaque above the main door it reminds me of  "Wind in the willows " or Tales from the river bank" we plan on getting a ceramic toad or two .

The roof above the porch will look good with with solar powered string lights we can have then along the gutter and down the fall pipe .

After breakfast this morning we looked at some nice things mirrors wall scones and a Buddha head all were well made and would fit in the interior of the cottage there was also a couple of canvas paintings we liked as well as over sized wall clocks and coat stands .

Tomorrow we are at the solicitors to sign the papers to sell the house our part will be legal no going back once the buyers do the same and we agree a date for the transfer of funds . it is done and we will no longer own the house we have lived in for the last five years.

We both reckon we are out of here in two weeks tops , i want to try and get three weeks off work one week before the move and two weeks after to settle in our last night here and our first night there will be strange , i don't know if where will spend the rest of our days i am sure it wont be in Leeds and it wont be in a city .

It will be peaceful and  it will be quite it be tranquil and relaxing , today where we live we have heard cars screech  , ambulance and police  sirens dogs barking  and kids scream , a ice cream van jingles and motor bike engines going  through the gears. They say you can get use to anything in time but why get use to it?,