Happy New Year It has been a little quiet on the blog since new year, but that does not mean no progress has been made. The new boiler was installed just before Christmas, and just after Christmas the cottage was rewired. It was proceeded by a couple of hard days for Rich helped by my Dad chasing out the wires. Unfortunately, it did not make for great pictures, but there is evidence all over the cottage in the form of dust - a visible reminder of the hard work. This kitchen now has a boiler, no units on the wall and no tiles. We have been shopping around in the January sales and have picked new kitchen units and counter tops. It was really nice, seeing the designers impression of the kitchen, after we are used to seeing this half dismantled room. All we need now is to find some suitable flooring. One one of my rare visits to the house, Rich let me on the tools and I had good fun removing the tiles from the kitchen walls. I was rather proud of how many I got off with breaking them:) The...