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| The finished lounge |
The house is finished. Every room has been rubbed down,
repainted or wallpapered. Most of the rooms have new flooring and we are worn
out. No worries; we had a holiday to look forward to and a chance to relax. But
first, we engaged Alan Batt, a high street estate, agent to advertise and sell
our property. The photographer and measurer came round the day before we left
for the Island of Mull, Scotland; we approved the brochure by email the first
week we were away and we had our first two viewings the weekend after we
returned home. You can view our house on
www.rightmove.co.uk
or
www.alanbatt.co.uk. Just type
Wrightington in the search box.
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| Gaynor and Mum at Port St Mary Golf Club |
I escaped the final days of decorating by going to sea
again. Both my sisters were going away on holiday, so I sailed on the fast
catamaran from Liverpool and spent 8 days with my Mum. Although, not quite so tropical
as my previous visit, the weather was good and I was able to see my niece,
Gaynor, and my nephew, Ryan. He was decorating!! Is there no escape?
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| Mum and I sitting on Dad's memorial bench |
Emily, Ben, Ellie and Tess came for a one night stopover on
their way from Suffolk to Scotland. Our granddaughter is growing fast and giving us gorgeous, big smiles. A
week later, we were on our way to Mull, via Yorkshire. Jeremy’s brother, Ritchie
(now recovered from salmonella poisoning) and his wife, Catherine (feeling much
better with a pacemaker fitted) provided a huge steak BBQ for 19 people. It was
great to meet up with Gavin and Eileen again, three of our nephews and their
wives and 7 great nephews and nieces.
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| Hal, Catherine, Jamie, Ritchie, Patrick, Ruth, Juliette, Michelle, Sam, Ewan, Tom, Alice, Sylvie, Daniel, Anna |
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| Jeremy, Ellie and Emily walking coast to coast on Mull |
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| Erin, Jeremy, Ellie, Emily and Simon near Aros lower falls, Mull |
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| Erin, Simon, Jeremy, Emily and Ellie in the forest near Loch an Torr, Mull |
In the last few days we have emptied our loft of all our
storage boxes and transferred them to the garage. We have hired a van for the
weekend and hope to move all the stuff we’re not using to our container in
Suffolk. Once again, we are whacked!
