"Neglected" Blog!

Not even going to go in to the many reasons why the blog has not been my No. 1 priority this past couple of months..that would take a blog in itself!! Apologies to Ian who has become very frustrated by the lack of reporting.

I am very sad that one of the major followers of the blog died in September.... Ewart (Lisa's Dad) was always an inspiration to try to keep things up to date because I knew that during his illness he logged on regularly to see how progress on the "massive place" was going!!

In fact progress has been slow this past 2 months....for various reasons. Frustrating..but no amount of stress will change the situation. As a consequence of that, and the fact that I have been travelling for about half of the last 2 months there are not that many exciting photos to post, but I will post the best in a series of blogs. Thnaks to Alan for those he sent me in my absence.

Seems pointless to go in to detail on what has been done when I will just update things as they currently stand.

Plumbing all plumbing in terms of pipework, drains etc now installed.

Electrics- all in except a few bits and pieces in the basement. In fact some of it has been installed twice, thanks to the kindness of a vandal who decided to come in to the house late Septemeber and cut all the electric wiring (a grudge act against our builder we believe, as that sort of thing is very rare in sleepy Chester County!!) Police were involved and suspect questioned..all of which has caused delays.

Siding - majority was installed weeks ago...final pieces will hopefully be put up before the end of next week. It can then be painted. I have had a change of heart on the original colour selection so justmay be the delay here has happened for a reason?

Stucco - base and 2nd coat been on for some weeks. Final coat now on all relevant exterior walls, bar the western side of the house. Windows blend in perfectly.

Audio and Security Systems - all relevant wiring in place. Looks like big bundles of spaghetti..or extruded macaroni in some instances! Speakers still to be finally decide upon. Ian's dept!!

Sorry seems to be a glitch in the system..blog is not allowing me to upload photos tonight. Will try again tomorrow!!