Well so far I only have a single joiner here. I have no idea if/when the plumber and electrician will be coming. Nothing was 100% promised, and the plumber could be on a call-out to somebody's leak/busted boiler. Getting the electrician to commit to come is even harder. My builder said on Thursday that he had been told they would probably come today. Ah well, it's only 9.30!

I'm getting a little frustrated now because I can see the thing coming together at last, and it seems to have slowed again. The place is a huge dusty mess, and I am in the mood to get it right for the festive season (and my guests). I will need to shampoo carpets, and at the moment I can't even SEE the machine under the piles of stuff in the corner of the dining room. I would at least vac, but there's not much floor on view, partly due to the boxes of tiles stacked up in the living room doorway. My body has forgotten what it's like not to have to sashay its way round piles of whatever!

Andrea