Jun 2008 a

We've mainly spent the past three weeks simply working and recovering from our driving holiday :-)

Sat 7 Jun 2008
Scriptorium and Cooks practising recipes at our place. A fun social day.
The garden has really taken off, with the roses exploding from this (a fortnight ago), to this...



Tue 10 Jun 2008
Jen ordered an "integrated" slim dishwasher. It's her birthday present from last year, so no more putting it off, hurrah!

Sat 14 Jun 2008
The dishwasher arrives! Look at that smile...


And then Jen did a spot of heraldic painting for Robert of Canterbury...


In the afternoon, we attended the local SCA Revel which started with some group Banner painting.



Sun 15 Jun 2008
Today we made a start on the DIY for the dishwasher, after a carpenter dropped by and gave us some free advice on how to get in and do it. Very nice of him to pop in and give advice.

Mon 16 Jun 2008
The first of the hand-sawed cuts, dividing the cabinet (below). Way to go Jen!



Tue 17 Jun 2008
Today we got the boiler serviced. Its a fairly new boiler, but all the same it's best to do these things once a year.
DIY kitchen demolition... we have both worked equally hard to get this thing done. We spend the next few nights working on this too. It seems just as we're at the next stage on making the space, another new problem presents itself.
Here's where we're up to on the DIY dishwasher-install saga at this stage....



Sat 21 Jun 2008
We got the plumbers in today hurrah!

Sun 22 Jun 2008
Jen bugged Steve that the height and position weren't really right as far as she was concerned. So back to mucking about with the feet and the water-hose holes in the cabinet wall. We also worked on positioning and fastening the dishwasher door's facade.

In the afternoon we visited Steve's boss' place (Paul) which was a 10 minute walk from home. It was Paul's birthday party and his family is close ... in fact Paul's parents live next door to him and his missus. It was a lovely day, Jen got a little sunburt, and Steve rescued the food on the BBQ (having watched the sausages put on the BBQ frozen!). We eventually headed back home for the last of the DIY.

And finally the dishwasher is pronounce ready for use!



Mon 23 Jun 2008
Tonight and tomorrow night we have 3 house guests: Fiona Wiggins (the "crown princess of Drachenwald"), Countess Eufemia and Fiona's workmate Teresa.
To welcome our guests, we raided the garden and produced this bouquet:



Tues 24 Jun 2008
Jen's workplace is (finally) officially opened ... by the Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent! The opening ceremony took place on the 3rd floor terrace.
Amusing to have a Princess at home and a Prince at work :-)


Above: The prince looks quite pleased with himself.

Steve was a trooper and cooked up a storm both evenings. And we all watched 'Serenity' together too.

This coming weekend is the SCA Coronation event of Fiona and her consort Thorvaldr. Steve will be head chef, so fingers crossed everything runs smoothly in the kitchen.