Well today we have Marion and Peggy, the whirling dervishes of removals packing, putting the contents of our flats into boxes ready for tomorrow (decided to treat ourselves to the full monty of packing and removal....couldn't face doing it ourselves)....They're really lovely ladies, who are working so very, very hard: I'm really impressed!Anyways, for the last weeks we've been stripping, painting sanding and gardening and the house actually looks damn good, even if I say so myself....The carpets which were really manky, have come up as new thanks to the wonders of HSS tool hire, 26 quid and a carpet cleaner......was so chuffed to find that the carpets were OK under the grime, and with the new paint work ('timeless' by dulux....I'm sure it's magnolia under a different name! :blink: ) the place looks wonderful....Have also discovered that beneath the overgrown garden we have a lovely collection of plants including ceanothis, broom, clematis, wysteria, jasmine, and several as yet unidentified shrubs and plants.....I think we're going to be very happy in our new home :o