This week our new bathroom arrived in a box (carefully checked over by Ian). I thought there was a lot in this one, and then….. the BIG one came. The driver happily informed us the delivery was basically a tonne and it took 15 mins to unload. So here it is in all its glory…..
Of course it’s exciting, but also a bit scary. I’m working full time, Ian is doing the work alone and there is so much to do. This is a kitchen, and it needs building.
By the end of day 1 it looks a bit like a kitchen. Day 1 finished at 10pm for both of us because there was so much to do, as did day 2 (by then we were exhausted and starving as all we had eaten all day was a pot noodle for Ian and a porridge pot for me). At 9.59pm I rang the Chinese take away, not really realising the time... they shut at 10pm and I wanted a delivery, but in true Island style, she asked how the renovation was going (they all know us as the campervan people) and said, “you must be exhausted, for you, I’ll cook”… and she did! It was yummy. No photo too busy eating and to be honest, you don’t want that image of us after an 11 hour day building the kitchen, it’s not a pretty sight.
On Saturday we got going again, forgetting to eat and only stopping when the alarm went off on my phone to remind us to shower and go out. Yes out! We had booked into the local microbrewery that had only just opened the week before the first lockdown and can now open again. We love craft beer and it’s 10 minutes walk from home, so off we went to Boojum and Snark; all based around Lewis Carroll’s poem, The Hunting of the Snark, that he wrote in Sandown. We loved every moment while we were there and luckily, as they aren’t yet doing food, said we could go to the chip shop and bring it in. Beer and chips a perfect way to celebrate an almost kitchen.
By the end of Sunday we have a functioning kitchen! No plumbing yet, and plenty more to do, but it works, and we can’t stop smiling.
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