102 The Pines Harlech

  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...

 We managed two visits to The Pines in July. Both weekends involved more sanding (yes I know!) but some lovely exploring too! I was let off the sanding the first weekend as I had just had an injection in my shoulder so had to rest it! I left Olly to it and went for a walk from the house to the beach. This was another carved throne I found on a little playing field near the beach. The day was a bit drizzly, but later we went for a little wander around Porthmadog, we needed to buy more sand paper!  The next day was a lot brighter, after a lovely lunch at another of our favourite cafes, Llew Glass we walked up the lanes behind Harlech and was rewarded by some fantastic views... A few weeks later we were back there... Harlech Castle We had a trip to Criccieth. another good spot for lunch... We found a new view point too! then back to The Pines for, you guessed it... More sanding! That evening we listened to a murder mystery on Radio 4 and ate homemade roasted vegetables with gnoc...