One decision made, another to make

The bathroom's on order. We signed the contract & handed over the deposit yesterday. We've got a date to start work - March 1.

Now we're trying to decide where to stay. They've told us the work will involve a fortnight of noise, chaos, & long spells without water. These days I'm not one for stress so we're thinking of moving out for the duration. If it takes longer than anticipated, they should at least be on the quieter tasks by then. 

But where to go? That is the question.

At first we thought of renting a cottage nearby. That way we could easily return if there were any problems they needed to consult us on. 

When we had the bedroom refitted, we went abroad, had a fabulous relaxing holiday, only to return to find the work had still not begun because we weren't there to consult. 

When we had the kitchen done we rented a local cottage. It wasn't the most satisfactory. It certainly wasn't stress free. Our thoughts were constantly on the kitchen - certainly not a holiday! Also the surrounding area was so familiar that days out were more a case of filling in time rather a distraction - we'd gone back north a bit, near where we'd lived for over 25 years. The only real advantage was that the cottage was near where our friends MK & Helen live so we were able to visit them daily. MK was at the time dying, incapable of movement neck down, so was particularly appreciative of the visits.

If we do stay locally we're thinking we'll head southward to the other side of Lancaster, an area we don't know so intimately. Hopefully that way we will have more of a sense of exploration, more of a holiday feel.


But we are tempted by the idea of a few days in the sun. At least if we head off to a warmer part of Europe, such as the Canaries, we might be distracted from worrying about the bathroom by the difference of culture, of environment, & by our fellow hotel guests. We're telling ourselves if we leave a contact phone number the work should get done, & hopefully we'll be undisturbed & left to just relax. I certainly can't see us having the chance for another holiday before the autumn. A weekend away we'll be the most we could manage if the Fox is going to do his veg growing again this year.


Whatever we do we haven't got much time to sort it. Certainly that's the next thing on my list of things to sort out.


One decision made, another to make.