Well, the electrician has been laid up in bed all weekend with a cold, so Ali must have seen his partner's van in the village. He is coming tomorrow. The joiners went last week to build a flat-pack wardrobe which turned out to be a full Ikea bedroom. They will be here later today, or tomorrow for sure. The tiling should start tomorrow too.

And surprise of surprises - the plumber's here! He is fitting valves to shut off all unconnected pipes, and may be able to get the boiler fired up by using an extension cable...if he does, I will be able to (carefully) get a bath! However, even if he doesn't, once the sparky has done his bit, all will come together. He has, however, got a LOT of work to do!

Andrea