h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Just a quick note now -
The Chinese Years: a 12 year cycle of
Rat 1960
Ox 1961
Tiger 1962
Rabbit 1963
Dragon 1964
Snake 1965
Horse 1966
Sheep 1967
Monkey 1968
Rooster 1969
Dog 1970
Pig 1971
The Chinese new year begins on 8th February this year(05), but does seem to vary a little between late Jan & mid Feb.

Best get out your calculator
Speak soon

Yep, me , you monkey , and rabbit.

Heh, Heh.
LOL &
Mo

Looks like (lamb) are your thing! Don't tell you live in Lamb/Sheep Street as well! We have a "Sheep Street" in a town, Wellingborough, near us. The road next door but one to us is called "Shirley Road" - should have moved there!

Just realised that I never replied to this posting!! SO ...

Awaiting builder's estimate - he came on Monday & it is ONLY Thursday these people DO take their time! The Buildings Planning Officer from the Local Council came on Tuesday morning & OK'd what we intend. We went on Tuesday afternoon & ordered the kitchen - unfortunately, we hadn't realised, we only got 20% discount. The larger discount was only for certain kitchens & we didn't like those at all!

Thankfully, they won't deliver until we need the kitchen, but then it will all come at once! That is the cooker, integrated fridge/freezer, ready made units + one 3m & two 2m lengths of worktop!! We are trying to work out exactly where we are going to put everything - the present kitchen is being emptied slowly - boxes, etc., being taken upstairs to our one spare bedroom & we think everything in the back part of the through lounge can be pushed to the front part, our present fridge will have to be plugged in there also.

Yesterday we found some flooring that can be laid the day after we ask for it, ie: after the building work is done & we've painted the walls! Originally, we were going to have a wooden laminated floor, BUT we have now been advised by 2 different flooring people that this sort of floor is NOT suitable for bathroom or kitchen! Apparently any water leaks through the joins & lifts the flooring OR caused a big outbreak of mould underneath! SO, ignore all those fancy pictures in magazines in future

We are going for a thick sort of vinyl, which is a quite recent "invention", it has to be laid in one piece (professionally, of course - more cost), but it is very pliable/malleable, so theoretically it will take heavy weights being pushed around on it carefully. It is also saturated with anti-bacterial agents, which obviously help to prevent any mould growth underneath. This is quite important to us, because we reckon that the kitchen does not have a membrane under the floor (this is something that has to be done in any new building works now), therefore it is quite cold & prone to damp. The house was built in 1898 - there are many, many houses like this here.

The Rangemaster is dual fuel (we have to ALSO find an electrician & gas installer to connect it up!): natural gas hob, but electric ovens. I like to see the flame I am cooking on . If you look on the web for "Rangemaster", then you'll probably find the site - we're getting a "Classic 90" - it will have a wok holder & griddle. Someone bought us a large wok as a wedding present, but we've only used it once so far - takeaways are faster! We DO intend to a bit more food wise & learn! Now, as far as the griddle goes - neither of us have ever used one, but I understand they are quite usual in the US? So we may ask for some cooking tips & what exactly you cook on it

Sorry to go on about this, but hopefully there might be the odd bit of useful info? Also, this is the FIRST new kitchen I have ever had! I lived in a fully fitted mobile home during my first marriage, then went back to Mum & Dad when that broke up. Some 10 years later I moved here & have had the same kitchen, which was probably installed in the 60/70's since!! You can understand the EXCITEMENT

By all means - I would be interested to hear s story. Do you think children/teenagers have a tougher time these days? I do - they seem to have so much more pressure than we ever had. There is no time to be a child, teenager & gradually grow up. It is all THERE & NOW ! I think we are going back in time when they used to dress children as miniature adults (the wealthy did), work in the fields (up the chimneys!) from a really early age. Marriage contracts were made when they were children. I suppose the life expectancy so was so much shorter though, however we have a very long life now, so there shouldn't be such a rush.

I read alot, but unfortunately I haven't read Agatha Christie! My mother has. I have watched all the TV/film interpretations though! Shamefacedly, I admit I haven't read James Herriot's books either - gulp! I am reading "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett at present. It's a big'un over 1,000 pages! I don't really want to put it down, but if I bring it downstairs I know nothing else will get done - so it remains by my bedside for nighttime reading! We'll have to chat about various books, methinks

Roger lived in a very rural part of Bedford - in the days when you were allowed to walk in the farmer's fields & there were stiles aplenty. Roger's grandfather was farm manager.

Temperature here at 12.30pm is 5 C, the wind has at last died down, but there was terrific damage to the North of Ireland & NW of Scotland, including bad floods. Luckily down here we just had high winds with minimal damage.

Yes, the expression "happy campers" is used here too. It think it stemmed from the holday camps where everyone HAD to be happy!!!

Although I'm diabetic I do still indulge in - like you I prefer (so do my sugar levels!) the darker choc. I tend to keep to Lindt 85% cocoa solids. The higher the cocoa solids the better it is! I am not that fond of Beligian choc, although everyone goes on about it - I find it too sweet & sickly. You really ought to search the web for from other countries & get it posted to you! Otherwise, if anyone you know is going travelling, then plead with them to bring some back! I do like truffles made with a tot of rum hee, hee!

Crikey, I learned about all these at school, but I just can't remember anything now! I recognise all the names, but could never have listed them! The same for my own country We will be getting the Atlas out

My great grandmother had 8 children also, but over time everyone loses touch don't they? My father was an only child, but we have found out that one of his relatives invented the windpump (like a windmill, but pumps water) - one of his creations still stands in Norfolk & is looked after by the National Trust. My father believed also that a relative was the first train driver across one of the major US railways - Trans America, I think. We have no proof, only a watch with no markings!! It would be interesting to discover the name of that train driver though, but I can't seem to get anywhere in finding out

We'll send some trial bakes over the airwaves & through the cables

All for now
Love to y'all
Shirps

A forward just received from my daughter:

After every flight, Quantas Airlines pilots fill out a form called a
gripe sheet,which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with
the aircraft during the flight that need repair or correction. The
mechanics read and correct the problem, and then respond in writing on
the lower half of the form what remedial action was taken, and the
pilot reviews the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of
humor. Here are some supposedly actual logged maintenance complaints
and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution as recorded
by Quantas maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major
airline that has never had an accident.

(P = The problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = The solution and action taken by the engineers.)

P: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget
pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

Enjoyed your daughter's Quantas Mechanic's sheet. I was reading it on my lunch and cracking up. I liked the last one the most. My next to youngest grandson is shorter than the average two year old so I took to calling him Midget. He started calling me Be-bop first. None of us know where he got it from. Even though he is smaller he is very athletic for a two year old. Last summer, when I would go outside, I would find him on top of my car, his mother's car, or any car that was handy. He would do chin-ups on a neighbor's statalite dish. He jumps from the porch to the sidewalk and lands solid, no wobble or running forward. Almost from the moment he started walking he would walk upright up and down steps like an adult. He never put one foot on a step then bring the other foot to the same step. The day care he goes to now, when they see him arrive, say, "Here comes Tyson." From what I hear he is a little toughie in day care. I keep telling Bonnie we need to get the Midget a hammer for Christmas or his birthday. His birthday I remember because it is Cinco de Mayo.

Man, I sure wish we had a griddle. They are better than fry-pans or hand griddles. I use the hand griddle for fixing pancakes, eggs sunny side up or over easy and for hamburgers. French Toast cooks well on a griddle. I looked at the Classic 90 and it is pretty darn sharp and definitly handy. No wonder R can't wait for it to be installled. I wouldn't sleep till it were installed if I were getting one. As for the excitement I can fully understand that. Around 20 years ago when I was younger than today I redid our kitchen. I tore up the old linoleum, sanded down the floor boards and covered it with an acrylic type coating. We installed a new sink and counter. We tossed out the old commercial size refrigerator/freezer (it died) and installed cabinets and counter top. We bought a more conventional size refrigerator/freezer which we could fit under some cabinets that sat high on the wall. I would suspect you are quite beside yourself in anticipation of your kitchen being done. I never owned a conventional griddle but a chef I once knew when I worked at a country motel which also had a fancy dining room and a family restaurant showed me how he took care of his egg pans and the grill. He used cast aluminum for cooking eggs. Those were only cleaned by him and he used salt and a rag. The grill was used for many different foods and some times salt and rag were not good for the job. Then he used a grill stone. It is a pumice brick about 3 X 8 X 13cm. In cooking he lightly oiled the surface and cooked pretty much as you would in a pan. He had splatter covers when cooking fatty meats. The egg pans were also lightly oiled and unless he was scrambling the eggs when he used a wood spatula he never used an utensil on his egg pans. He would make eggs sunny side up or over easy and on to a plate without a turner. I never saw him do crepes or omelettes so not sure how he did those. I worked as a night auditor at the motel; I was around 20 years old. He was a very high strung person and earned more income that the motel manager. The one thing I learned fast was there are two people whose good-side you stay on; the cook and the barkeep. I enjoyed some very fine foods from time to time and it didn't cost me a thing. Any way that's about all I know about Griddle or Grill cooking. Myself, I use a spray-on oil on my pans and even on my spatulas and pancake turners. Also I do mine over the stove. My son, used to do his away from the stove, holding the pan at an angle and finally figured out that some of the vapors were floating to the floor and that was the reason it was slippery-er than other times.

A couple of tales: Once I was working as a security guard from 4pm to midnight and on Fridays and Saturdays went across the street to do a four hour shift at a retirement hotel. I would call around 8PM and tell him good night. Once I was feeling blue about not being home and told him it made me sad that I couldn't tuck him in and read to him. He said, "Don't worry daddy, talking to you on the phone is just like you being here." He was around five or six I think. Another time about this same period our neighbor after cutting his lawn did our lawn on the one side of our house. As I was leaving for work had me bend down and he whispered, "Don't forget to thank Carlos for cutting the grass." Those were a couple of very precious moments I hope to always remember. Your daughter needs to produce a grand child for you and R. It is a whole new ball game guaranteed to produce new and wonderful memories. And of course the best part -- if they get on your nerves you send them back home. Oops! I just remembered you have grand kids from your husband's previous marriage. Maybe you could borrow them now and then until your daughter coughs one up. Grandkids are grandkids and they do add a lot of new excitement to one's life. My only problem is is at the age where I could fall into a new category. Then I really will feel old.

was my youngest daughter's first born. Bonnie and I adopted him. The Midget, Malique, and his two brothers, Marquice and Andre, are 's half brothers. I guess we are truly a 90's family.

Well I am going to bed early. I don't want to be tempted in eating a snack as I am going to go get a blood test and X-ray in the morning and take Bon to the neurologist at 10AM. The blood test is my annual check up and the X-ray is required by my employer. Since my father died of TB when I was three I have been exposed to it and not only do I test positive but also get an allergic reaction to the test. Therefore I have to have an X-ray every couple of years or so to meet county requirements. told me the Red Cross called today so I might stop over there if I have time between the test and X-ray and Bon's appointment. After her appointment I have to boogie on back to Bowling Green and play catch-up. I didn't do any high priority work today as I relieved the operator when she went on her breaks and lunch, plus I had a couple of projects involving balancing client's accounts, and handled several calls regarding status of client's accounts. All in all it was a very tiring day.
to all,
Mo

Why can't you eat a snack before the blood test? Once a year I have to do a "fasting" blood test (i.e. from 11pm until I have the test the following day), but that is for blood sugar levels (diabetes).

Are you a carrier of TB? Otherwise, why does it test positive?

Bad nuisance that you are allergic to the test - that's all you need!

Anyway, how did you & Bonnie get on?

The Red Cross called you? Why?

Tell me if I am being nosey - won't you

I guess after yesterday it won't be any good asking you to balance our art society's books

I am confused - so what's new :
is REAllY your grandson, but now your son because you adopted him.
Malique, Marquice & Andre are also your daughter's children by a different partner, hence they are half-brothers?

Does know he really isn't your son, but your grandson yet?

I know just what you mean by a modern-day family! At my daughter's wedding, my husband gave her away - although he isn't related to her (he didn't adopt her because she really was too old!) However, her other grandmother (ex-husband's mother & his sister, with her husband & two teenage boys - Liz's cousins) were there. We had also invited Roger's son & his wife & son! Luckily everything went really well - when I walked in just before Liz & Roger did, I saw my ex-mother-in-law & went straight to her & gave her a kiss - we've never had any problems anyway!!

So, what I am trying to say is that things can be worked out (I hasten to admit that I've never liked my ex-sister-in-law, but we were fine on Liz's day with no animosity).

Last Sunday we took MY mother to Roger's son & wife, primarily to see R's 2nd grandson as he is still a baby (born 4 Dec). My mum just loves babies - not so keen as they grow up . Mark & Helen really talked to mum & she talked back (boy! can she talk!).

The first G.son, Gregory, greeted me with a cuddle & kiss & then wouldn't leave me alone!! I am not sure if it was attention-seeking because of the new baby (probably a good bit of it!), but it was a great feeling of being recognised & wanted. He (they) have two other grannies, so I am just known as "Shirley" with grandad Roger & that's fine!

I really don't want Liz to rush into having children too quickly - after all her hard work she must sort out a stable career - something she can go back to after children. It is a shame, but couples can't afford these days for the mother to stay home. Unless, that is, the father is earning a really good wage. The house prices & mortgages over here are horrific

I always believed in mum staying at home: running the house & bringing up the children, but I HAD to go back to work & have since learned the expense for young couples. I did have a one year sabbatical with Liz when she was about 4 (still had to work 2 days a week for pocket money), just so that we got to be together as mum & daughter for a while - she was running to my mum when she was hurt, etc., & we didn't feel it was right.

However, saying all this - I can't wait to have my own grandchild - I can stop having highlights put in my hair & let it go grey, just like a proper grandma

Isn't it strange how we remember what are seemingly the little things in life (s thoughtfulness), which are in actual fact quite important stepping stones?

Apologies for making you envious I just hope the Classic fits in the kitchen with the cupboards - otherwise it may just have to go back

One more thing you'll have to explain: Cinco de Mayo?

I'll let Liz know how apt the last comment was

R's gone to the coast for a couple of days to check on things - so I guess I'll have Holly for a companion upstairs for a couple of nights!

Hear from you soon

As I understand I'm not a carrier per se but once you have been exposed to TB you will always test positive. But people exposed to me will not start to test positive. Bonnie had to take the TB test and we had been married 23 years. She came up negative. If you test negative then you are fine but if you test positive then the only way to be sure you don't have TB is to have an X-ray. As for the fasting, I am a tupe 2 diabetic and the doctor wants to keep an eye on my sugar level. I have a feeling he is going to be a little disappointed in my latest reading. I have a office visit with him Monday and we will see. My weight went back up about 20 pounds since I last seen him.

For some reason Bonnie was in a fiesty mood. Possibly in part because she hates going to the Doctors. But most likely because I haven't taken her for a auto ride in a few days. I will surprise her tomorrow and follow along the river if I24 is open. We have had some heavey snows followed by warm temperatures followed by rain and many of the low lying areas have flooded. If closed maybe I'll take her North to Monroe, Michigan for a breakfast.

The Red Cross is always calling me because I am a donor and have B negative type blood which they seem to have a problem keeping a supply. I really do not like giving blood. It took me a long time getting through a donation without nearly passing out. I really detest the needles they use and the iodine always burns when they insert the needle. I never thought of myself as a masochist but what other reason is there for me to keep going back? You know what it is? They give me free snacks and sometimes a T-shirt or balls or gadgets or pins and sometimes even a breakfast. Anthony used to always go with me and enjoy watching me wince as they do the insertion. Now that he is old enough to give blood he doesn't go near the place.

Yes, was originally our Grandson. Mary was seventeen and in school the year she became pregnant. She was supposed to spending the night at a girlfriends house. Since I always dropped her off and picked her up I never suspected that she and the girlfiend were going with some older guys. About couple of years or so after was born we asked Mary if we could adopt him. So we raised him as our son. I am not sure when we told him but he was still in Elementary school. He never seemed to have a problem with it although when he got into Junior High school he started telling his friends he was living with his Grandparents. Now the rest of the story a lot of people find hard to understand. And I cannot blame them. If I were not the parent I might find it difficult to be accepting. Mary since has had three other boys. Even though she was using birth control pills she still managed to get pregnant three more times. Marquice is four years younger than . His father is a student in the state of Indiana. He does not pay support. Andre is three years younger I think. His father has a towing company with Andre's Grandfather. We had a lot of hope that Aaron and Mary would stay together. He had graduated from a very prestigious Catholic High School with honors, served in the military as an MP and was involved in the sending Sadam back when George Sr. was president. Unfortunately he distrusted women and always suspected them of running around on hime while at the same time he was doing the exact thing. And like the first fellow he does not pay support. As it turns out he has three other kids for which he is financially responsible. And then came Malique on Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the fifth of May and is a Mexican Holiday. It celebrates the Mexican defeating the French troops at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 on 5, May. His father was working in a garage and seemed to be a decent fellow. Unfortunately he got in with a bad crowd near the end and got involved in drugs. As I understand it he was in need of some high powered drugs and didn't have the money. The dealer turned him down and they got into a row. Malique's father killed the dealer and the earliest he can get out of prison will be when Malique is eighteen years old. The whole thing is a pretty sad tale. I may have mentioned it, I am not sure, but Christian, Donna and Mary-Kay were Bonnie's from her first marriage. I adopted them. I have no children of my blood. treats the boys like brothers. He also treats Mary-Kay like a sister.

It was good that Liz's wedding went so well. That in itself will make for a great memory. I bet you were a little wound up though seeing your baby getting married. Was there ring bearers and flower girls? You are most like right that she should have the chance to use the skills she worked so hard to obtain. There is plenty of time for children later. The main thing is she is happy in what she is doing and has a good marriage.

I hope for Roger's sake the range fits. That particular model seems to have a lot of good features and if I recall correctly is one of the smaller size ranges. We have what is called an apartment size range. It has four burners and an oven. It is really difficult to use more than two burners though because they are fairly close. If we had more kitchen space the Classic 90 would be something we could enjoy. But in case it is a really tight fit does R have a rubber mallet and some crowbars to help it along in fitting?

I'll bet Holly is not complaining. Our boxers would love to sleep upstairs at night. But Lady snores so loudly that it wakes up Bonnie. We keep the door downstairs closed to keep them out. Once in a while Bonnie goes down stairs to use the facilities and forgets to shut the door. Lady is upstairs in a flash. It does not bother me. Once I take out my hearing aids I sleep through any thing. Thunder storms do not wake me up. A few years ago we had a drive by shooting where someone put a good number of bullets into the house next door. I knew nothing until the next day. Where does Holly sleep when R is home? Being an only child is spoiled?

Egads! I have got to hit the hay. It is seven minutes past midnight and I am no longer able to handle late hours. I like to read a little before I go to sleep but may not tonight.

to all,
Mo

I forgot to mention. Bonnie was seen by the neurologist and she appears to be stable. This is good news. She will never get better but stable means the meds are slowing or preventing the abberant cells from destroying more good cells.

It has been a good mail day. I got E-mail from my Uncle Bob in Pennsylvania, one from my Sister-in-Law in Centreville, Virginia, and one from my old school chum Dave in Monroe, Michigan.

Uncle Bob is using his Son-in-Laws DSL which means we can communicate faster.

My Sister-in Law, Gladys, let me know my Brother-in-Law, Bob, is recuperating nicely from his hip replacement.

Dave just sent some general news about his daughter and suggested breakfast tomorrow. This will really please Bonnie when I tell her.


Mo

Hi,

I was looking over your new intro screen. It is really neat. You are a pro at this aren't you? I can't even fathom how you did all the things you did on one screen. I looked around at some of the other intro's and I am amazed. I liked PINGS intro screen.

Do you know why there is a pair of eyes next to my Nickname on the intro screen? I've seen it on others as well. Yours don't have the eyes.

Mo

The eyes are there when you are on-line, so last night (here) when I dropped by we were on-line at the same time for a while - hence we both had "eyes"

I am going to do a cut & paste job here so you'll have a few messages from me with instructions that the ACES have given me - this is ALL I know at present

To get various smileys within your text, literally type it out exactly as it says:

This is the code <SMILEY TYPE="erm"/> inbetween the "" marks put the name of the smiley you want to use, I've used the smiley in the example

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/C809
This is the link for some bigger piccies, like my dragon.

When you're doing your page, there should be a link to info for Guide Entries - I'll check & get back.

"How to create your guide entry" - at the top, written in blue! When you've clicked on "edit" your page - RH side.

I used the Guide ML language (at the bottom of the page you have a choice.

Have a play ..... you can always change, delete, etc., any mistakes!

The other thing is: when you first came here, did you have an ACE welcome you? Contact them for any more help (any ACE will help), as really this IS all I have learned from my ACEs.

I'd love to play around more, but my imagination has left me for now & I can't think of anything different. Some people don't do anything too fancy anyway However, I will look into putting on a web link to our art society at some point!

All for now - I owe you some proper replies, but I must get on & do something constructive at home now - while I am awake.

Glad to be of help

I'll check this out. I'm hoping to understand this because I will be learning a new query language and I think there are some similarities in style to this site. Mo


Hey, I see you used my son in the word game.

Notice the eyes???

Yep, sorry about that, but there used be a cartoon figure years ago called Atom Ant!! A friend of the boy next door was quite short (I went out with him for a while & had to wear flat shoes!), ginger & slight, but he bought a really big bike, so my dad nicknamed him "Atom Ant" after the cartoon.
Back to the word games for a while before dinner! R's back tomorrow, so I guess I won't be able to play quite as much

Speaking of cartoons, I was reading Hager the Horrible today. There are these two knights in full armor regalia standing in a rain. One says, "I love the pitter-patter of raindrops on a metal roof, don't you?" The other replies, "Yes, it has a rather soothing effect." Harger says to Lucky Eddie, "I'll say one thing for the English.... ....They've learned to live with the weather!"


Mo

Tell you one thing - I used to live in a mobile home (very long caravan - 1st marriage) & when it rained we couldn't hear the TV Soothing it was not!!

about this, but I have to log off as we are .... wait for it .... expecting a call back from the builder - the suspense is killing me

Love to y'all

My fingers are crossed. May this be the start of that beautiful new kitchen that will mean you and Roger will live happily ever after with.


When you get a chance check out my journal entry about "The Watch that Rang Late." True story!


and to you and Roger,
Mo

The Watch .... Was it a that night? Very odd - the other gadget must have woken up when it thought it had company!

Had the quote - just going to ring to find out when he can start!

Speak soon

to you both
& a big bouquet of s for Bonnie - You can look at them too

Hiya - just looked at your "space" - this is war! - I've got to get a moving bit on mine now

No, really, very good Mo

I used to work as a secretary, that's why the paragraphs are (hopefully) in the right places including full stops, etc., in my bit. However, as I said, I need to look around more & see what's available! I've thought of a few things, that I keep getting asked, I could add to the written bit.

How were your sugar level results? I hadn't realised you were diabetic too! Can be a drag sometimes can't it? On the whole though if you respect it, it'll do the same back in the long term

I understand about your family group now - can't life get confusing My husband's niece lives abroad & has been with same chap for about 6 years now - they're not married, but (so the word goes) she has had IVF treatment & now expects a baby (on my birthday!).

C'est la vie!

Builder starts on 29th January - we've put back delivery of kitchen, etc to 24th February!! We've got some paint samples & have been to look at some tiles - so we're getting there slowly ...... snail's pace

Love