Hi, Remember Me?

Geeze, time flies, it does.

I guess we've now been in our new old home for over two months. It's remarkable, because though much time has passed, not much as happened here. We haven't really done a thing to the house - and there's a lot left to do.

You probably came to see some pictures, so I won't disappoint. Here's a list of the stuff we've been working on.

• Purchased three counter stools for the kitchen peninsula. Got them at Ridpaths after much searching around and debating. Surprisingly, they were the best price for the best quality we could afford. We were going to get stools with backs, but decided that we didn't really need them as we'd be using the kitchen counter/bar for breakfast and for in-kitchen entertaining and not for sit-down long meals.

• Searching among the many Boxing Day sales for a couch. We've narrowed it down to a tailored, three-seater with down cushions and likely a microfibre upholstered fabric. We had our heart's set on a leather sofa, but the cost of a good quality leather sofa didn't seem worth it when we could just get a slip cover made for this one if we ever needed to. We're down to picking colours...any thoughts?

• Unpacking still...boxes line our office walls, and there are boxes full of books in the garage - and winter has arrived so our cars are sitting outside in the snow and cold when they could be inside in the cold and dark garage...so silly...oh well...everyone tells me it takes months and sometimes years to unpack - frightening thought that one - I think we are both fed up with the clutter and will likely make this a priority in the next few weeks.

That's kinda about it. We've been working a lot and also planning to vacate in a sunny, warm climate on a last-minute special - stay tuned - could be Cuba, Costa Rica or Mexico or somewhere else - I'll let you know as soon as we book. Maybe while we're gone a house elf will come and unpack all of our boxes and redecorate our living room and bedroom....