Finally empty here but not for long!

 Son went home 2 days ago but at the same time OH's old friend Keith from his diving days rang and came to visit. It was great to see him as he hasn't been in touch for at least 9 or 10 years except a few messages on FB. So it was a case of 3 out and 1 in again lol. My lovely neighbour said one day I could always pop round for coffee if I was ever lonely ha ha chance would be a fine thing living here! Keith stayed for 2 nights to explore the area. He's buying a fishing boat and looking at possible moorings along the coast. OH would enjoy that and will probably go fishing with him if it's fairly local.

As soon as Keith left this morning OH stripped out the sitting room ready to decorate. We went to Trago Mills last week to buy the paint which was a good price. Nothing fancy, just plain white ceiling and walls with the chimney breast changing from grey to red to match the rug and curtains, and black behind the log burner. While at Trago we ordered a new sofa and armchair, as the one we have now is past it's best. We bought it from a charity store when we moved here as we gave our leather sofa to our daughter for her first home.

Decorating in progress 

I'm still catching up on the washing, and the housework is piling up. At least the sitting room is not needing a clean for a few days. Have bought a hand held battery vac for the stairs and car which I'm going to try out today. The attachment on my Dyson keeps popping off so I think this will be easier to use. Need to get on with it as son is back in 4 days for 2 weeks. His firm allowed him to carry over holidays from last year as he was off for 6 months with a medical problem. Very good company to do that.

Bye for now All the best x

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