OLD FOR NEW

SUNDAY
Meet up with our good friend Charlie who lived on the same little street with us at Holmfirth and who  also helped us to move out of the cottage and in to our van he also helped us with the top soil for the garden .We meet up at the Fountain Inn at Ingbirchworth Reservoir we had steak pie chips an peas and a pint of cider i won't  have more than a pint when driving.

Helen has been buying cushions for the sofa and dried flowers and lampshades and a canvas picture for the spare bedroom wall which is all looking good .
We are swapping some Mexican pine furniture which is getting to look dated we are trading in for a older mahogany dresser it is on sale for £125 it sort of goes with the writing bureau , we are giving up a two draw side board a tv cabinet with glass door and two chest of drawers plus we are also being given £65 in cash , so we are quite happy.

MONDAY
Went to Trinity shopping centre at Wakefield for the first time this afternoon bought a ceramic cat and another cushion .
George our ginger tom cat was out last night and never showed up this morning come two o clock there was still no sign i checked the out buildings he had been locked in one since last night sorry George .

I also paid mine and Helen's mobile phone bill which was over £200 for both of our outstanding bills.

The dark oak dining room dresser arrived this afternoon it was heavy the drawers are all green felted and dovetailed the doors are proper glass leaded solid wood no veneers .
 We swapped the agreed items and we was also paid  the money as promised .
we bought a led strip light to go under the top plinth its a mega 2w it is fine i had to remove the wall light and wire the new light in place after i had drilled a hole through the dresser to pass the wire through.The light is above the plate in the centre .

Got hold of the tax people today this time i was only waiting twenty five minutes a record i was told my claim had been processed and the cheque is being sent to my bank why they cant do a bacs transfer is beyond me seeing that they have my full bank details , the amount was more than what i was expecting and i should have it in my account in the next fortnight .

Tonight we went to the Red Kite another vintage Inn at Durkar Denby Dale Road a few miles from home  , i had the burger Helen the lamb we had a bit of a wait but the food was the usual standard its our first visit to this inn and it did not disappoint .