Time marches on

We sign for the new bungalow on Thursday, so watch this space. We have a new trolly, we will use the old one here and use the new one to take boxes etc inside at the bungalow. I have started to pack up the sewing room. I am planning on an hour in the morning and the same whilst OH is having his siesta. I really did not appreciate how much there is in that room, one of the first things to get packed will be the machine and its arm. That will clear the big table and I can put things on there. and sort  and fold them before putting them in a box. I also need to go up into the loft and fetch down whats up there.

Sunday we had our usual breakfast and a shower, I put the towels in the washer and put them out on the line. Fetched them in and finished them off in the dryer. I cooked a pork joint on Saturday, so sliced it once it was cold. Enough meat for Sunday supper and 5 more meals plus filling for lunchtime sarnies. We had some more of the crumble I baked on Saturday for dessert. I found some frozen raspberries in the outside freexer, so rasps in jelly for later in the week. The outside freezer is emptying well, 3 drawers empty, hopefully will get the rest in the kitchen freezer during the week. I need to get in the cupboard in the sewing room, there is glass ware up there. 

 Monday bright sunny morning, sheets in the washer, Cleaner here her last shift with furniture in, she is coming after we move to do a thorough clean.

Trip to Cropston to get our dental plates cleaned and serviced, next appointment is August.

It did not stop to rain on the way there and back, thankfully it cleared up after lunch.

So - we have the keys, trouble was the garage keys did not fit.....then. into the bungalow, it now becomes obvious that the previous tenant was not good at housekeeping, the only decent room was the bathroom. Cobwebs everywhere, skirtings looked as if they had not been touched for years, the kitchen drawers - horrendous. I set to and cleaned the top narrow drawer to put the cutlery etc in we brought from home.

The sitting room curtains from here are too short, so I will be selling them and getting new ones made. The colour pallette is a bit off, brown carpet and grey walls, but never mind, it can be put up with. The curtains in the bedroom will go in the bedroom there. Wardrobes are massive and have cupboards on top, the old airing cupboard has been shelved which will do fine for sheets and towels. The garden needs some work doing on it, but we will get to that.  We are going over tomorrow with the freezer from the shed and DB's stuff from the shed. DD2 is coming over to clean, so thats ok, it will soon be like a new pin, so to speak.

I am exhausted, we  have been over at the new place, M from next door moved a load of stuff from the shed, which is now in the garage. The freezer is still in the shed, could not find the sack barrow when we went round to look for it. Will have to try and get it over during the week.

DD2 arrived with bucket  mop etc, after a tour she started in the bedrooms, she came through with the ceiling brush to show me, we had to peel the cobwebs off they were so thick. so bedrooms done skirting boards etc, carpet hoovered, windows cleaned. She then tackled the bathroom, managed to half drown herself when she pulled the cord to put the shower on, it had been left in the 'on' position on the shower itself. Toilet needs a bit of a clean, its one that closes itself!! needs some very active scrubbing to get rid of the limescale. I will take the stuff with me when we go on monday and give it a good scrub. The landlord had been in and fixed the door handle from the sitting room into the hall and also taken the two bags of rubbish away.

I cleaned out more of the drawers in the kitchen and lined them, saucepans and the remoska in one, with room for the steamer  and small saucepan, the frying pans will have to go in the bottom one.

I managed to open the rollerdoor to the garage with the control, could not get the wretched thing to close, then realised DB had left an old dustbin which was stopping it from coming down!!!!

We went to C & C for scrambled eggs on toast on the way home, DB has gone for his siesta, I am going to sit with my feet up for a couple of hours. Need to order the curtains, good job I checked the measure ments were wrong. The curtains we have in our bedroom here will not fit the bedroom,  over there so thats fine. a week on Monday they start packing and loading.........