Of dust and men...weekending

Another week of dust and men, including one who found sanctuary with us for a few hours after his car collided and did a 360 degree turn, just outside our front door. Thankfully no one was hurt. Poor thing, he was shaken up and I don't think his beautiful car will live to see another day. The men left for the weekend, but the dust remained. 

It feels like progress. Everything is changing for the good...I think. Each time a job is done there are a million decisions to make and another ton of dirt.

My lovely new neighbour...who I think is an angel in disguise...rescued me one afternoon when the drilling and detritus overwhelmed. She took me here and here. Treated me to scrumptious afternoon tea here.  We treated ourselves to rusty olive/grape bins. Soon filled at the weekend with a bargain half price tree from here. A pretty Photinia,'Little Robin' (red robin or Chirstmas ahem, that should be Christmas berry) with sweet cherry coloured tips. I hope our chubby little robin red breast will come sit on it.

Squeezed in-between brushing and mopping I stole time to read a whole newspaper, sneaked a few pages of this and watched my talented nephew Josh's film debut. He really nailed the North Lancashire accent and he can act.There's quite a bit of swearing but it's appropriate to the plot so please excuse if you get to watch it. 

So that was how my week ended...how about yours?
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joining karen for weekending

The Weekend...Cucumber, Cakes, Keats House and Pomegranate Green Tea

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I did run away this weekend...and it was lovely...(whoops accidentally re-published this post and now I can't put it back where it belongs...nice to remember a cool weekend...)

'A' had to go to London for a meeting and so I tagged along too. Stayed with a friend, then met up with H in Hampstead Village and had fun....

The plan was lunch and then Keats House...tube delays and road works changed that...but never mind we've planned to check the forecast for a sunny weekend and picnic in the garden of Keats House another day.

We had a fun girlie time, we ate and window shopped and then ate more and walked on the Heath. We discovered an amazing book shop...Isn't that open door inviting? I sneaked some photos of Keats House over the Garden wall, as well as lots of others, but not my favourite higgeldy piggeldy house that's on the edge of the Heath and looks like something out of a fairy story...but probably would still be miles out of our budget...

...And we felt sorry for 'A' and bought him a chocolate cake. He was pleased but said the meeting was in an awesome hotel and the food was delicious...but he still would have been happier to spend the time with us...