This and That

I seem to have got lots of little bits to write about that are not sufficient to warrant a post on their own.

Firstly the bedroom. This is how it was when we bought the house in 2006.

And now we are nearly done, 10 years later!  We have finished the ceiling, painting and jointing the wall.

 

 John has begun tiling so we are moving onto the last lap.

We feel sure that the female kestrel has started laying and is consequently incubating. There is a difference  of opinion as to which hole in the back wall they are using. Just before we went to Spain we witnessed a huge fight in the corner of our courtyard between the two rival males and we assume one has had to seek pastures greener. The hoopoes returned this week as did the cuckoos.

Although the weather is very wet and we haven't been able to get outside and catch up with weeding and mowing, the garden is full of spring flowers. They hide the weeds, well at least from a distance.

Guy  is having a great time in Taiwan. We are very pleased that he looks so happy. He has just climbed a high mountain, I've forgotten how high but its one of those that you have to get a permit to climb and I wanted to share this picture of him at the top. They are always Mummy's little boys even when they are 35!!