Pine Doors and Dentists...........

 

 

Hello everyone,

Woohoo.......I`ve been to the dentist and I don`t need anything done!  What a relief, Jim has to have a filling, never mind though, rather him than me...lol!   I was sure I`d need some work done but he did his usual look around and said that they were fine and he`d just give them a clean up.  Last week my tooth was hurting quite a bit, but he reckons it was most likely my sinuses as they are very close to the roots of the teeth.  That`s it for another year, I never go for six monthly checks anymore.

It`s been really mild today and the sun was shining too, I wish it had been like this yesterday, it would have been perfect for the visit to the farm, still it couldn`t be helped.  After the dentist Jim and I went looking around the DIY stores looking for prices for the new doors that we need for the upstairs hallway. We`ve found the doors we like and will collect them at the end of next week. We also checked prices for a new handrail for the stairs and for some wood laminate flooring for the downstairs hall.  Things are moving quicker now and Jim says he can`t wait to get stuck in to some `real` work.  He hates all the preparation as it takes so long.  He also bought some paint for the ceiling and some varnish for the woodwork, this time it`s a nice beech colour as opposed to the dark mahogany that we had before.  Tomorrow is Jim`s last day before he goes back to work so he`ll be busy all day.  As for me I`ll keep out of his way, he doesn`t like being bothered when he`s working, and that suits me fine.  Who am I to come between a man and his work ?....lol!

Roman was in a really happy mood when he came over this evening, he was very vocal and didn`t stop smiling all evening despite being tired as usual.  Our friends Steve and Bernice came round to see us and they made quite a fuss of him.  They are going are going to France tomorrow for a couple of days and Steve has offered to take some photos for my journal.  Wasn`t that nice of him?  The photos in the brochure look so pretty and it`ll make a change to post a friends photos.

Oh yes, I had a comment about the crime house, nothing new there I`m afraid, just that the cars that were seized by the police have not been returned so I assume that is the last they have seen of them.  I suppose these cases take ages to come to trial so I`ll just have to keep scanning the local newspapers to find out anymore.  I know that I`ve not seen either of the men who lived there since the incident so maybe they are being held on remand, either that or they are keeping a very low profile and who would blame them after all.?

I must go and read the rest of the journals.  I always seem to be late doing everything just lately! Oh well, I usually get there in the end...lol!  For now, have a lovely evening, take care and Bye Bye for now.   Oh my goodness.......... Who is that chasing Scruffy the puppy???

 

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