Well then.
Heritage came up trumps. Gawd luv ‘em. Oy am a stoneaged, but even so we have it in writing, with rubber stamps and all. The ocular proof.
We are allowed everything proposed, with barely a twiddle here and a twitch there. Oh, and they’d like to see samples of the glass before we set sail on the Jungle Bathroom roof (grey glass).
So, as good as my word, because a promise is a promise
Never one to miss out, Big Boy bonneted up too
Miss Elsie, alas, became too excited and had to be removed (temporarily, natch) from the celebrations.
Of course, there is still the DA to go. But that’s another day, another hat.
September 30, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Congratulations – let the works commence!
September 30, 2011 at 7:14 pm
tank ‘ee kindly!
September 30, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Oh well done. It seems too good to be true. xx
September 30, 2011 at 8:57 pm
I know! Shhhhh!! The bad fairy might hear!!
Though there’s still the DA to go, so my inner doubting Thomasina won’t die of shock. Yet.
October 1, 2011 at 8:12 am
Wonderful, may you keep being blessed by the “good fairy”.
I found some wonderful rectangular grey glass tiles that reminded me of the French Grey tiles I really loved and used many years ago in a bathroom. That must have been an omen.
I was thinking about them for our bathroom but they didn’t really fit but they might have be right for your bathroom. Let me know if you would like me to show them to you.
I love the way you share!!!
October 1, 2011 at 2:55 pm
I have no idea what we’ll do with the house – that all seems a bit distant even now – but I’d love to see the grey tiles. Do you have them or have you seen them?
October 1, 2011 at 1:02 pm
How sweet. The happy optimism of the early stages. I can actually hear the house laughing.
October 1, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Not unalloyed, but yes, optimism. It feels nice, actually.
October 1, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Dear Sue,
Time for some optimism!!! Atleast at the beginning. I actually think this house has been waiting for such champions.
October 1, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Have to do our best to live up to that. Thank you!
October 1, 2011 at 6:11 pm
I so wanted to find a quote about your success. Something more apt than hip hip hooray. I couldn’t find just the right thing. I did find this though. Nothing to do with your situation but a fabulous quote none the less
The desire for success lubricates secret prostitution’s in the soul.
- Norman Mailer
Or this one ….
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
- Henry Kissinger
I’m a bundle of joy! Congratulations on clearing the first hurdle. The race is truly on.
October 1, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Hey Ms Jo! I’ll take both those quotes, if I may. I fear the Kissinger is true and I LUV the Mailer. How very true. Reminds me a bit of Auden’s line about “lost innocence, who wished your lover dead”. Thank you for your enthusiasm – means a lot.