Nine more sleeps!

First thing this morning Woz breezes into our living room with a big grin and a 'Nine More Sleeps' announcement; off to Stade de France on 19th March to see France v England in the final game of the Six-Nations and we can't wait.



Here at home we are today having the final window installed in the house, this one is the dining room window - a much larger one than all the others and will probably present a bit of a challenge. The stone windowsills are gradually being painted in the same colour as the front door and it is all beginning to look very smart indeed.



Spent a few hours in the garden last weekend tackling all the shrubs and dead growth from last season ready to plan new planting for the flower borders. Hopefully this weekend we will manage to get our raised vegetable beds cleared, dug over and prepared for sowing the veggies that we plan to grow this year.



The trip to Normandy is booked with a gite located in Isigny-sur-mer to the west of Bayeux; six of us will be travelling on our Harley's for a week of sight seeing, visiting the D-Day landing beaches, medieval towns and probably sampling quite a lot of the local produce especially the seafood.



Also planning a short break over Easter and hoping for kind weather as we plan to road test our new tent for the first time - possible destinations are being whittled down from North Wales, New Forest and Yorkshire. It will very much depend on the weather forecast for the week we wish to travel. Ruby and Ruairi will also be coming with us so no rain would be a bonus - wet dogs in tents is not a pleasant experience!



I have finished making the new cushion cover for the garden bench that we have yet to buy; we gave Woz's Dad his one back, so we shall be looking to purchase a new one for the garden in the springtime.



Next major project is this weekend when the plasterboard gets fitted to the livingroom ceiling ready for the plasterer. Once completed and dry, we can decorate the room, so we need to start choosing paint, fabrics and gettign the rest of the doors that were stripped of old paint, re-painted.