Spring is sprung

I’m slightly knackered but satisfied after a weekend of cleaning, DIYing and a bit of garden maintenance. Appropriate really because it was officially the start of British springtime and we sort of spring cleaned.

We’ve become obsessed with curtains (I think I may have mentioned our new kitchen ones already) but faced with a huge gas bill (and really, I should have called this blog entry ‘British Gas are greedy, thieving bastards who offer a shit service’… but I felt it lacked a certain panache) and strong environmental awareness we have become increasingly worried about how inefficient our old windows are. Not only does the warm air escape, but to add insult to injury, cold air whistles in. S’not good. So we bought a lovely pair (!) for the living room this Saturday. The difference is remarkable. They keep so much heat in. The kitchen and now the living room are just so much toastier… hurrah for curtains! So I must insist you all turn your thermostat down and invest in a decent pair of curtains (lined) and you will not lose any heat – in fact you’ll probably gain some – but you will lose some of your gas/electricity bill!

We slapped a load of teak oil on to our garden furniture and wooden garden statues, fixed up a bird house and bought some horse poo (had to put a magic tree air freshener in the boot to get rid of the rather distinct smell). We hovered, dusted and mopped. There was even some polyfilla action at one point…

On Sunday we cooked a gorgeous dinner for the boys upstairs. Organic gammon, cranberry and walnut stuffing, roasties, carrots and broccoli and then spotted dick and custard for pudding! So as you’re beginning to appreciate, it really has been all go.

So happy springtime to you all. And remember, curtains are the way forward…