CLUES ARE THERE

WEDNESDAY - This time next week will be my last day on sick it as flown by .My hip operation seems to be fine they only issue I have is driving after an hour or so it aches I am not sure if it is the seat or the fact I am using the clutch and brake or all three short journeys not a problem hopefully this will improve over time .

The cottage we put a bid on has had a offer from first time buyers it is obvious they won't wait for us to sell our static home and apparently it is a higher offer than the asking price , Helen was pissed off but I think everything for a reason and we shouldn't be putting offers in for other property until we have had a offer on our own home to me this makes sense Helen disagrees arguing seems to be pointless as she is unrealistic in her thinking .

FRIDAY - Finally fixed the gate we have an extra large gate to our property I rehung it on the opposite post last year and the weight of the gate gradually pulled the post over so we had to lift it to shut it I put a gate wheel on which helped put not fully . So I dug out the soil and broke up the existing concrete dug the hole deep straighten the post braced it so the fetch panel was located correctly and re concreted it back in after digging out more soil so it would hold more concrete using a 1 cement , 2sand  , 4 aggregate mix hopefully once it sets all is good .

Not sure why we went to the local toy shop in the Trinity centre Wakefield and for £16  bought the classic board game Cluedo for those who don't know it is where you find out who is the murderer in what room  it took place and with which murder weapon , which is good because I have just started reading "An Unwanted Guest " by Shari Lapena . The story line is a group of people are stranded in a hotel deep in the country side  they are  snowed in  and a murder occurs by someone staying there .The clues are there just need to find them a bit like life .

I thought I was going back to work next Thursday when in fact it is on the Friday , I phoned up to find out what hours I would be doing on my phased return to work , for the first Friday I am working I will be doing 19.00 - 22.00 three hours which are  also these hours agreed for the following week , week number two it is 18.00 - 22.00 and  the third week 16.00 - 22.00 the forth week to be discussed if I need it or if don't . People slag work off all the time I have been on sick for over three months they make it easy to fit back in without you over doing it can't fault them .

THE SALON

Went to York to Acaster Malbis the traffic was horrendous it took us twice as long to get there and it was hot .

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Sort of both days mixed into one did nothing Saturday morning went shopping filled the car up with £40 worth of unleaded and it was s till not full even though there was enough left in the tank to do 75 miles , Went to Sainsbury's Asda and the farm shop with the food I bought  we had barbecues on both days with chicken and pork and mixed peppers sweet pots onions and mushrooms with fresh strawberries we invited our neighbours Steve and Paul to eat with us on the Saturday evening .

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - I would be in work if I was not on sick the start of the day was hot then it just got hotter . Meet up with my Daughter at Swillington car boot had a cheese burger .
Drove over to her salon the painter had finished , we  put the window displays back up and some heavy duty wooden shelving for products shampoo and towels and the flower wall was hung up behind the reception desk it all looks amazing it is already a great success it will only get better as their reputation grows to say that they have a huge client base already .

TUESDAY - Liked to say I cut the lawn but its just cutting the grass strimmed the edges the vacuumed up the stray cuttings looking better .Cooked a chicken  curry  with onions and peas for tea with basmati rice was ok could have done with more sauce but it was alright .

THE GATE

This morning I  drove us over to Holmfirth to the street where we use to live on , we was visiting our old neighbour Samantha , we usually try and go over ever each year . Her cottage is ideal it is a double sized one compared to the rest on the street plus it is also situated on the on the end . It as gardens to three sides and a gate at the top that leads up to a large pond which is on on another piece of land that belongs to someone else I use to walk round every morning with Pip and George
  The cottage  has a large stoned floor kitchen and a large living room with exposed wooden ceiling beams and stone mullion window openings , it is everything you could wish for in a cottage including a black cat ducks and hens , we both love it it is hard not to it is in a great location we would buy it tomorrow if it was for sale and we had the cash .

I love the two photos below taken on my iPhone .

HOLMFIRTH

Bought a new light to go over the bed the one we had operated with a simple on and off  push button ,
Impossible to get so I got a bathroom light with a pull switch , what a nightmare to fit  , wiring up was the easy part getting the face plate to fit over the inner plate and locate two bolts that hold it together was hard  , the bolts where too short the innards of the wiring had to fit back behind the plate and screw the nuts on to hold the the light together , the bolts became loose so you had to unscrew the wall plate to retighten them ,  then the pull switch wouldn't work pulling the cord did not do anything . Then I got it all together and the connector blocks and the earth wiring blocks would line up correctly so the face cover wouldn't sit right  .  I over tighten one of the doom nuts and the bolt knocked the doom of so it looked  like a normal nut , then the  light didn't look level I ended up putting the old fitting back on , fcuk it will take it back and get a refund .

Which is what I did I bought two new glass shades which made the old fitting look better than the original shades .

Also took of the mirrors behind our bed I know they reflect light and make the room look bigger they also looked dated so off they came and I will just paint the wall behind white to match the rest of the bedroom .

Most of the work we wanted to do to try and make it  more attractive to sell is complete obviously the gardening is always work in progress due to  the changing seasons .

We have agreed when we sell this we are going back to Holmfirth we went to view a cottage which would be ideal it is near a shop pub and fish and chip shop plus two garden centres all with in a few minutes walk so fingers crossed we get this sold and we can move on .

I know we have viewed other houses at different locations the trouble is nothing compares to life in Holmfirth unless you have lived there it is hard to understand there is no other place like it .

I'LL BE BACK

I'll be going  back to work very soon it looms on September the 5th which is a Thursday , I will  once again working and I will be  doing my own shift which is starting at 14.00 and finishing at 22.00 .

Will miss the 18, 00 - 02,00 was a great not having to worry over a parking space for my daily commute plus the added bonus of getting my whole shift paid at night rate extra cash always handy  oh well never mind , nothing good last forever at least I am working earning a regular income .

Was thinking about buying a Kreg pocket hole jig and knocking out some cabinets or drawer units it is a very versatile tool used to drill holes on a slant to join timber pieces or  mdf / plywood  panels together using washer head screws .

Cloudy apple cider with ice and salted Carmel ice lollies are two things I am craving at the moment
As well as eating fish and chips in the car with curry sauce and a bread cake bliss .

Finished more or less painting our bedroom all white a bit of touching up to do here and there but its looking very clean and clinical .Specially after cleaning the tops of the wardrobes and built in cupboards which more than likely have not been cleaned since w moved in .

Need black jeans normal denim jeans and new trainers but want all three for less than £100 might have to go to Meadow Hall which will mean Five Guys peanut flavoured milk shake .

VIEWING NO2

MONDAY - Nearly £30 for fish and chips at the Wetherby Whaler we went there for tea  it is getting ridiculous the price of eating out the amount of food you can buy for that amount of money could feed a person for a week .I also went over to a fish supplier and bought two blue Dolphin head Malawi's they are only tiny hope they survive OK .

TUESDAY - Did the ceiling in our bedroom re boarded the area which was damaged when I took a wall out about a year ago  it took me  a few hours I also did some new architrave to make up the width as the new boards where narrower than the are I needed to cover it also it help support the boards whilst the liquid nails I used dries I propped it of the wardrobe top ,  hopeful it will stay stuck when I take out the props .

WEDNESDAY  - Went to view another property on Meltham Road it is also an end terraced and is built form stone I liked it better than the previous house we went to see ,also at £120 k through the back garden you can get in to Beaumont Park which is ideal for walking the dogs and for the cats .

THURSDAY - Started painting the bedroom brilliant white using Leyland paint £10 for ten litres first time I have used the brand usually use Dulux , covers OK so it was a good buy .

SCREWED

Bought a small white pedal bin for the bathroom we also bought a toilet roll holder and a towel ring we also bought a free standing unit but it is wrong for our bathroom so it is going back tomorrow .

Bought some Malawi's for our fish tank we have lost a few over the last six months we ended up buying eleven new fish we also bought another two plecos a Golden Nugget and a Candy Stripe all are doing well , we cleaned the tank out and added two water polishes to keep it looking crystal clear.

Bought some braising steak going to slow cook it for dinner tomorrow also bought some spicy chicken pizzas and meat stuff for breakfast .Tonight I am cooking steak and stuffed mushroom with onions and new potatoes .

SATURDAY - After cooking breakfast with spam and duck eggs and all the trimmings we went over to Rotherham we was buying a small pine shelving unit for only ten pounds , then we went over to Leeds to buy a bathroom wall unit with two mirrored doors off a lady for twenty pounds it makes our bathroom  a lot more interesting .

Accidentally screwed through a wire in the stud wall if I had fixed the unit 5mm to the right  would have missed it completely of course it  totally tripped the fuse box and it was late in the afternoon to get a emergency electrician and was going to cost £165 for each hour I did it myself  , we have a fish tank and a chest freezer plus American fridge freezer that need electric also the Internet and phone charger can not live without power for too long any way I got the power  reconnected was a big relief going to buy a stud wire/pipe  finder .

SUNDAY - Went to see and view  a two bedroom stone cottage with black wooden beams and stone mullion windows it has a decent size  kitchen and an extremely large  bathroom it is located at Fenay Bridge ,  it also has a vaulted cellar and the two bedrooms has a stud wall partition originally was one room  I would convert it back into one bedroom again .
Of course the stumbling block is we need a buyer for our dwelling before we can move forward but if we get a buyer we would consider putting a offer in for the full asking price .We called in to the local pub The White Swan for a Sunday roast lunch was very good had two meat roast and drinks £22. .

TIRING TILING

The static home we are living in atm is on the market for £100.000k not sure when we will get our first person round for a viewing might be in the next few days might take longer who knows .

We are looking at buying a small two bed cottage or hose for around £120k or less to live in a proper house with stairs and upper floors will take some getting used to and  looking out of upstairs windows will be slightly weird hopefully a sky light in the roof would be even better and a cellar below really cool be great for workshop .

Did some tiling in the kitchen we are going to have to get the photos for the selling brochure re done there as been too many changes the kitchen looks toothy different to how it was photographed a couple of weeks ago .

The other side of the sink is also tiled three packet of tile £9.60 a pack tile adhesive £10 for a large tub , tile saw from Tool Station £38 that's the third tile saw I have bought use them then usually because I don't do any tiling they get thrown out .I also bought a tub of black grout which I will do later .

Also did some tiling in the w.c and the bath room not as much involved and a lot fewer cuts as you can see plus bigger tiles all helps reduce time , but looks a lot better than the plastic tiles that was on previously , Also used white grout instead of the black should have used cream and black tiles but never mind at the end of the day it is to make it better to sell ,

VENTED

SATURDAY - Went to visit my chiropodist as have not been for nearly three months it was money well spent as I always feel the benefits after a visit like walking on air ,

loose track of days each day merges with the next Mondays for now is just another day the hold no other significance which is good because it usually the start of the working week well not for a few weeks more .

I feel like a mid week visit to Toby Carvery is imminent a pig out is needed a plate full of mash a, roast potatoes , meat and Yorkshire puddings with gravy and horseradish sauce can taste it has I write this .

Helen painted the small toilet just done it all white looks clean and fresh makes a big difference .

Need to go food shopping need some mango and orange juice need some salted caramel Magnum lollies and some type of side be it pear or cloudy apple also need a large jar of coffee all the essentials.

THURSDAY  - Cant believe how quick the week has gone I Managed to do the two down pipes from the guttering each end of the static once the hoppers was on the down pipes where easy enough just three pipe clips .I also manage to put on the fake ceiling joists and fill in the old spot light holes and also do the vents I also put architrave under the ceiling line and painter it all white its looking a lot better fresh and cleaner , it was hard on my hip but I can always rest in between jobs or finish and lie down .Which I usually do mid afternoon for a hours siesta