But, at very long last, it's ours. It's called Atlasta Cottage. Yes, I had it rhyming with Atlanta too. Oh no - it's better than that. It's At Last A Cottage. Yes, it is. Could have been worse - could have been Dunroamin...
We visited yesterday to see what we'd bought - as we'd actually only been inside it twice. There are some interesting tiles in the kitchen, the rooms are bigger than we remember and it will be gorgeous eventually (our architect is visiting on Thursday...)
The gate at the back of the house had smashed in the gales, so we needed to mend it. On a temporary measure as we probably want to change it, but we're not quite sure what to yet.
So we bodged it.
By the way - that's the back. The front looked much more stylish. Not.
We hope the neighbours don't think that's our usual standard of workmanship... Talking of neighbours, we've met both close neighbours (that's 'close' as in 'within 100 yards') and they're lovely - hooray!
We also found our way into the shed. Shed? Metal construction in woodland...
It's dry (ish) it's large (ish) and it's covered in metal sheets. Except for the bits which are asbestos. Might need a bit of work?
We also investigated the wood panelling in the sitting room. We thought the panelling had been put across two alcoves which would, if we removed it, make the sitting room bigger. Well, yes, but only a six inch alcove. That's 15cm for you Young People. We moved in the essentials - wine, mugs and a coffee maker.
We need to hire a van...
