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Vis-à-Vis a Visa (Part 2)

I can has VISA! Also: because these things are happening in pairs – we have a date for the survey of the house. Progress! Also,…
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vis-à-vis going to America

So on Monday night we headed down to our old stomping ground, Slough, where I had booked what turned out to be a quite stunningly…
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Well, that was one heck of a day.

I started off this morning with deep angst. That ‘Oh god we made the wrong decision’ angst. What if… what if that offer yesterday was…
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And I thought they would hatch

So, it turns out I’ve been involved in chicken counting. Which is foolish, and I should know better. Although we could sell the house at…
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Don’t say I don’t know how to relax…

So, the viewings seem to have gone okay. Well, the Friday one has led to an e-mail update saying the person is considering offering, which…
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Pretty in the pictures

So, today they come around to photograph the house. Of course, it’s a grey, miserable day outside. And despite almost total exhaustion I’m going to…
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Frantic Frantic Frantic. Stop.

Today they’re coming to value the house. By ‘they’ I mean a gang of three different estate agents. I have a massive list of questions…
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Week-ending

So, we popped to see my mum this weekend. Not many of those trips left, which makes me sad. I’m really going to miss my…
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Raaaaaarrrr!

1.1tons (1000kg) of gravel delivered pre-bagged (~55lb (or 25kg) / bag). Lifted 500kg of it (probably a bit more) off the lorry. Just finished moving…
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Quirks of timing

Last night, as the clocks rolled on past 2, I hauled myself out of bed, jumped in the car, and took myself across the city…