the best laid plans....

Good morning everyone I'm home at last, how are you all, well and happy I hope...I had planned to get the early coach even though it meant changing midway but the coach was late leaving and I missed my connection and had to wait over 2 hours for another would you believe, so I didn't get a card made for today so I'm showing you some of the piccys I took of the house...well what do you think?...it really is a typical Irish farmhouse isn't it and much much bigger than I remembered this is the side view...the car doesn't come with it, that's ours
this is the side and my gorgeous Phil taking away some mouldy carpet from the door as it was making me queasy, bless him...do you see what I mean about the 'garden', it can hardly be described as that can it lol...the side bit and the front porch are extensions as the original farmhouse would have been two up two down I think...the house has a really wonderful warm feel to it
this is one of the 'roads' leading to the house, the hedges are full of honeysuckle, holly, wild roses and brambles, so loads of blackberries come Autumn...there's a couple of outbuilding which we had a little mooch in and found a tin full off old bills and letters from 1978, some beautiful coloured crockery and a really retro old kitchen dresser which I think is in desperate need of a makeover
this is the view from the main bedroom and all the 'girls' coming to have a look at the daft English folk mad enough to take this on
I picked this photo as it not only shows the rank wallpaper that has to be striped off asap but the depth of the windows and walls, I dont think it will be hard to keep warm with walls this thick do you...Phil went to work and left me measuring windows and floors, do you ever get the feeling your not alone?...I looked up and the farmer who owns the cattle and his son were standing at the gate watching me and grinning, I nearly jumped out of my skin...he waved at me and I just waved and shouted hi...I will keep the rest of the photos and post them when we do the house, that way we can do a before and after reveal...oooohhhhh Im getting all changing room arent I...thank you all so much for your wonderful comments while I was away, I promise I will catch up with you all soon...well Im off out with my Dad today to pick up his ipod (he decided on Blue and thinks the lime green one I have is sickly...what a cheek)...whatever your up to have a fab day everyone and I would love to know what you think of the house cause we love it to bits
Mina xxx