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too long!

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 Goodness this is a bit late posting! We did go to The Pines in June but I have not kept up my blog here... So sorry for the delay. We had a lovely  trip to  IKEA and managed to order a few items to be delivered. of course that means lots of flat pack furniture to put together. We finally got the TV working! A curtain pole in the bedroom. A new radio in the bedroom The tiles need a good scrubbing but I couldn't resist putting some pretty things in the bathroom! A trip to Criccieth one day.                                                      We went in search of Caer-Dyni The Sunday we were leaving it was raining. We popped out to our favourite cafe at Llandanwg. Then it was time to say goodbye to our Welsh neighbours cat and head off home.

Summer's end

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  So we managed two weeks at The Pines in August I have put lots of photos of our trip on my latest post over on my Everyday life Blog here . We managed some decorating too... The chair and footstool was unpacked. This will be in our 'reading corner' of the lounge. We talked to our lovely builder, Rob about a few extra jobs we want him to do. Not sure I ever put this plan on for you...it gives an idea of the lay out. (It is not quite accurate measurement wise) We have managed a few weekends at the Pines since our holiday, to decorate and make some decisions. The border tile will be replaced with a turquoise mosaic.  W e picked the tiles for the shower and spent an hour with the kitchen planner and decided on the components of our new kitchen. Dove grey doors, brush metal handles (not shown in photo above) Dark grey marble worktop and olive green splash back. We bought a rather splendid light for the landing to hang over the stairs (from Made.com) I had to leave the choosing o...