Its a wild, wet and windy day out there so as an antidote we had Italian lemon pancakes to set us straight for a day's 'play' in the kitchen as we try to get the cupboards up - the original walls are neither straight or flat and have had some rather 'nasty' surprises.
The latest horrors now include a disconnected electrical switch complete with 'hanging' live wire hidden behind a cupboard and a whacking great hole in the wall - no wonder the kitchen was so cold in winter - it had nothing to do with poor insulation.
Our present builders (using that term lightly) are having to come back - the new roof leaks - ok ok Storm Austin and Storm Boelo are probably a little more taxing than standard northern rain ... but still ... that should not have happened.
Any hoo - mid way through making the most delicious lemon scented pillowy pancakes - i received a panicky text from my folks. Their brand new shed's windows had blown in (courtesy of previously mentioned storms) and EVERYTHING WAS WET!
So, breakfast was eaten with a little less gusto and a little more gulping as we set off to sort out a miscreant shed. Fortunately - although yes, the windows had taken off and were found in the neighbouring county, it was soon mended and made water tight and only the workbench had a bit of a puddle. EVERTYHING else was fine.
Back home, hole in the wall filled and made cold winter weather tight, electric wire caped off and made safe, we are now at the stage of hanging the cupboards - wish us luck I am sure something else 'delightful' will show itself as we go along - but first put the kettle on there is fruit cake and coconut flapjacks to sample.
Aaaaand - how was your weekend? Wet, wild and windy? Full of food and fun? A dusty, mucky, kitchen make over? Go on spill the beans, I love hearing what you get up to too xx
Very blowy and gusty here in Derbyshire. I've been over to daughter's to help cut an ivy back which was threatening to take over and trying to climb the house wall. OH came too but was happier to sit inside being entertained by grandchildren (he's 79 this week and ladder climbing is a no). Anyway its all been cut back, I was ruthless and said we will need to do it again before the birds start nesting in the Spring. They did provide a lovely Sunday lunch though and we came home with Pumpkin Spice cake made by granddaughter. Xx
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like, despite the weather, you had a lovely weekend😊 pumpkin spice cake sounds absolutely yum indeed, think I might goo and have a look for a recipe and give it a go, tiz the season for that sort of cake😀
DeleteA bit on the breezy side here, but nothing too bad so far. The wind did keep me awake last night (I should have just got up and shut the window) but we haven't had the conditions other parts of the country have been suffering. The pancakes look delicious. Sorry to hear about the leaking roof and the dash to save the shed! Never a dull moment!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ellie
When we had to go out, I was genuinely surprised at how little damage we could spot. In previous storms, trees usually take the brunt and roads are littered with branches and twigs. We only saw one tree down and piles and piles of leaves, so may be here in the northwest, that despite it being a rough night, it could have been worse.
DeletePretty wet and wild here in staffordshire though we would have had it a lot worse had we been in North Wales. Hopefully we will now have a few days of calmer weather. On the plus side we have had about five lots of different repairs to one of our chimneys as we have had an unresolved leak for about five years … it’s looking like the last effort has worked though 🤞🤞🤞. Just got the damp coming through the render on the upstairs bathroom wall to sort now and we will be watertight for winter. I’ve been holding off decorating anywhere upstairs whilst waiting to get these two issues resolved. The wall was supposed to be done this week but obviously the weather has put paid to that. Hopefully next week 🤞😀🤞
ReplyDeleteOur neighbour had a leaking chimney and it took him a couple of years to find where it was coming in.
DeleteTomorrow is promising to rain for a fair chunk, so buckets and cloths will be out and ready for any leaks!
Pancakes truly are medicine...but a gaping hole in the wall? Yikes.
ReplyDeletePancakes are definitely good for the soul (maybe not the waist line though) and that hole? It is just one of the 'oddities' this kitchen make over has thrown up - keeping us all on our toes.....
DeleteI'm SO sorry about all your trials, Kate. It sounds like you're coming to the end, however. I do hope so. Both car and sewing machine off sick here at the moment, otherwise not too bad. x
ReplyDeleteOh these things are all 'the spice of life' and we bounce through them😊.
DeleteHope the car and your sewing machine get well soon and stop being slackers!
I suppose the storms were a good test of your new roof, at least. Now you can get any problems sorted. I have had my own poor experience with roofers, this week - not my property, thankfully - but new car tyres were required :(
ReplyDeleteThose pancakes look amazing!
When our weather is particularly bad it is the kitchen which that takes the brunt so the roof is always tested however we were not expecting a row of musical drips plink-plonking all along just where it had been fixed!
DeleteNew car tyres - eek, they can be expensive 🫤and yes those pancakes are a rather tasty weekend treat. Have a good week x
No wonder your kitchen was draughty!!
ReplyDeleteTravelling was a tad ...interesting on Saturday between Staffordshire and Oxfordshire...and I'l glad that I wasn't at home! Who knows what I'll find on my return. At least I don't live near the sea as storm surge + a spring tide + the south westerly gale has wreaked havoc in Ayrshire and other places
My brother says he got off fairly lightly too - probably by sheer luck more than anything else, the weather was foul up there and as you will have seen on the news lots of flooding and downed trees.
DeleteThe kitchen - even in it's naked state of no cupboards bar the very essential and very little else is warmer than it has been for years!