Well I have eventually been installed with satelite broadband and tv and all seems to be hunky dory, its a rather large satelite but the bloke has it well secured to the building for the winter storms. I get 4 out of 5 bars wirelessly sitting with the laptop in the lounge which is fine as it is cozy in here with a big fire roaring tonight.
Its meant to be a fine day tomorrow but colder again infact I think parts of Scotland are meant to have snow, until we get the house insulated it will take a bit to heat it but they recon the gavity insulation and ceiling bats gain 70% heat retention and also the new windows will help as well. Really pleased with my new hoosy.
I got 2 coats of white undercoat on the front door today and will chuck some gloss at it on the morn and I am on the lookout for a labourer to help me clear out my peat store which is a wee stone building across the road from the house, I shall hire a skip and empty it right out as it could well do as storage for my bikes this next year as well as peat.
My skypein number is now active (091 442 472 ) if you are calling from abroad I think the code is 353 for Ireland and you drop the 0 or of course you can use skype and it costs yilch to phone me. I have been slack recently so must catch up with some of my pals, moving house and renovating seems to soak up the hours so it does.
If anyone wants to pop across for a holiday there is loads to be done here.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Another day cleaning
Well the house at Owenriff is almost spotless all I need to do now is finish up washing inside cupboards and to give the garden a cut and get rid of leaves and hopefully the bond will be returned. I hate renting a place and we always leave the house cleaner than when we moved in. I have a nightmare that the deal here falls through and I have to repack again, sheeeeeeeeeeeze I have had it with moving.
I get my internet and TV on on Tuesday but the wee tv arial in the bedroom works ok so I watched the X factor last night for the first time in ages, one of Angies pals got us hooked last year when she was visiting and I regularilly have a wee cry when they either bottle it or do really well at the initial auditions lol what a silly sausage ehh.
Weather wise we had a couple of showers today but it was bonny between them, there is a bad forecast with wind and rain for tomorrow so I shall do some more unpacking here I think. Australia were beaten by New Zealand quite comprehensively in the end much to my pal Marks joy but that means all three of my choices are out of the comp och well its only a game.
I get my internet and TV on on Tuesday but the wee tv arial in the bedroom works ok so I watched the X factor last night for the first time in ages, one of Angies pals got us hooked last year when she was visiting and I regularilly have a wee cry when they either bottle it or do really well at the initial auditions lol what a silly sausage ehh.
Weather wise we had a couple of showers today but it was bonny between them, there is a bad forecast with wind and rain for tomorrow so I shall do some more unpacking here I think. Australia were beaten by New Zealand quite comprehensively in the end much to my pal Marks joy but that means all three of my choices are out of the comp och well its only a game.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Glorious day
Well the sun came out and we have a glorious late afternoon here, spent the day cleaning Owenriff, hired a carpet cleaner and the carpets came up well, gawd knows why I didnt do them when I moved in but hey this is Ireland maybe I was doing things the Irish way. Got a wee bit gardening done this afteroon and cleaned the big sliding doors so the view is grand out of the living room and dining room there may even be a sunset tonight.
Bought a wee tv top arial and there is a picture on the bedroom tv so I shall be able to watch Australia vs NZ tommorow morning wooohooo I have tv withdrawls, Mark lent me a box set of "Londons Burning" which has been great but we are getting burnt out with firefighting stories.
If it is a nice day tomorrow the aim is to have a walk up the Costello river which is only a few hundred yards away from the bottom of the garden. I have a couple of sheds over the road from the house, one is a pumping station for the local water supply the other is a stone peat store which is full of junk like old washing machines etc, aim is to hire a skip empty it leave half for a donkey or my bikes and use the other bit for getting a load of peat stored for the winter.
Bought a wee tv top arial and there is a picture on the bedroom tv so I shall be able to watch Australia vs NZ tommorow morning wooohooo I have tv withdrawls, Mark lent me a box set of "Londons Burning" which has been great but we are getting burnt out with firefighting stories.
If it is a nice day tomorrow the aim is to have a walk up the Costello river which is only a few hundred yards away from the bottom of the garden. I have a couple of sheds over the road from the house, one is a pumping station for the local water supply the other is a stone peat store which is full of junk like old washing machines etc, aim is to hire a skip empty it leave half for a donkey or my bikes and use the other bit for getting a load of peat stored for the winter.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
blog drought
Well sorry I havent been online but I have been busy moving house and such, its been pretty dreich weather since we moved with only a couple of dry days where I can see the mountains from my office.
I also saw my cardologist yesterday in Galway and he was saying that with progress in heart and artery surgery that he thought that the "dead" part of my heart could maybe be salvaged with only a small stent operation and that 4 out of 5 cases like mine he has done have been a success, 5 years ago part of my heart that was pronounced "dead". I still have insurance in Australia so maybe I should look into that. My Irish insurance doesnt cover existing conditions unfortunately and the cost without insurance is vast.
Anyway here are a few photos of the garden and the work infront of me here.
I also saw my cardologist yesterday in Galway and he was saying that with progress in heart and artery surgery that he thought that the "dead" part of my heart could maybe be salvaged with only a small stent operation and that 4 out of 5 cases like mine he has done have been a success, 5 years ago part of my heart that was pronounced "dead". I still have insurance in Australia so maybe I should look into that. My Irish insurance doesnt cover existing conditions unfortunately and the cost without insurance is vast.
Anyway here are a few photos of the garden and the work infront of me here.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
moved in
Well this is the first night in our new house and its really cosy, have a peat/ wood fire on watching a dvd and relaxing with a vino.
It was a nice dry day today for the fourth and final load of furniture and John has cleared away the front of the house which looks heaps better, all the furniture fits in great and Gus didnt even jump in the lily pond :) so all is well on the Western front.
I have no telephone on tonight but hope to have the internet on on Tuesday and the TV so skype will be an option.
It was a nice dry day today for the fourth and final load of furniture and John has cleared away the front of the house which looks heaps better, all the furniture fits in great and Gus didnt even jump in the lily pond :) so all is well on the Western front.
I have no telephone on tonight but hope to have the internet on on Tuesday and the TV so skype will be an option.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Swimming in Blancmange
Buying a house in Ireland is like swimming through blancmange with a breeze block tied round your waist. Mind you doing anything here that involves reading or writing or use of more than one brain cell seems to be like swimming through blancmange so I dont know why I am supprised. The real estate agent at one point in the house search said it could take up to three months to buy a house here lol in my naievity I thought ochh if I have the cash and they are keen to sell what can take that time.
In the solicitors defence, in the past bits of land were sold on a handshake and a bottle of poutine and the land size must have been estimated, I have two bills of sale one says 6 acres and the other 3 and 3 perches, of course it all needs sorted out before I proceed, so now the land needs to go back for first land registration and well as having retro planning permission as the house was built in a different spot on the land. Thankfully that expence is on the sellers.
It looks like we may get to move into the house on a caretaker agreement which means rent free accomodation, but the house is pretty ordinary and we were going to do work on it before living there, ohh well maybe I shall find out more tomorrow.
In the solicitors defence, in the past bits of land were sold on a handshake and a bottle of poutine and the land size must have been estimated, I have two bills of sale one says 6 acres and the other 3 and 3 perches, of course it all needs sorted out before I proceed, so now the land needs to go back for first land registration and well as having retro planning permission as the house was built in a different spot on the land. Thankfully that expence is on the sellers.
It looks like we may get to move into the house on a caretaker agreement which means rent free accomodation, but the house is pretty ordinary and we were going to do work on it before living there, ohh well maybe I shall find out more tomorrow.
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