Category Archives: 2015

Home time

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Ian

All too soon it was time to set off back for the UK, It did seem very strange this time to be locking up and leaving, very different when it’s your own property against a rented place, but with the … Continue reading →

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View and Vista

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Ian

Two things that really came to light during our visit this Easter was firstly that the old hut that we have been using for the past few years to store our things in was a bit of an eye sore … Continue reading →

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Snagging, Meetings and Additional work

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Ian

Well as expected with any new house we did find or see a number of issues over the 2 weeks that needed to be rectified, none were significant, but a couple did affect our enjoyment of the house, all of … Continue reading →

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Beds / Sofa

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ian

We had taking an air bed with us, so we had something to sleep on, but of course we needed to try and get some proper beds as soon as possible. We knew of the standard IKEA / JOM type … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday at last – Welcome to our new home

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Ian

Finally the day had come, it was Monday and it’s the day we get the keys! Excited or what, as I expect you can guess it wasn’t too difficult to get up in the morning. We had a good breakfast … Continue reading →

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Easter Trip – Actual

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Ian

So at long last the Friday came and whilst Teresa went into work for a couple of hours in the morning, I spent the morning loading the car with all the comforts of home that we thought we would need, … Continue reading →

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Easter Trip – Planning

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Ian

If you have been reading this blog for a while now, you will be aware we tend to go to Portugal at Easter and have been trying out various routes. The most regular to date has been Newhaven to Dieppe, … Continue reading →

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March 2015 – Update

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ian

Well firstly, apologises for the latest of the March update, with the deadline of completion of the main build rapidly approaching and the fact we had arranged to visit at Easter, time has just been against us, however here we … Continue reading →

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End February 2015 – Update

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Ian

Well two more weeks have passed since our last blog and it is great to see everything coming together. You will see from the pictures the main focus over the two weeks has been getting the external path in place. It’s … Continue reading →

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Mid February 2015 – Update

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Ian

WOW! – We are nearly there. Progress over the last few weeks has been amazing; it actually looks like we are going to make the original deadline. As progress is quicker at the moment and we are closing in on … Continue reading →

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