Rewind briefly to 18th May 2007. Nina had set off to Oz the previous day, leaving a library book for me to return. As I went up the Lane, I noticed a For Sale board at the gate of Nos. 1 and 2 - a pair of houses above (behind) us, about halfway up to the 'main' road. I made enquiries, viewed the next day, (Saturday), emails flew hither and yon, and I made an offer on the Monday. It was accepted, but it was not until September we actually got possession. Mum had first refusal, and did not refuse.
We have substantially refurbished the ground floor, so that Mum now has a ground-floor cloak-room, bedroom, and 2 reception rooms, plus basic kitchen facilities. We have recruited a care team, and here she is. There are also two bedrooms and a decent bathroom on the first floor, but Mum will go upstairs only accompanied, to bath. One of the bedrooms is still a tool store / mini-workshop for me, for the purposes of the renovation (inevitably, although all services are available, there are still some cosmetic details to complete). This room will soon become a spare bedroom in which e.g. Lesley and David could stay. The other bedroom is rather eccentrically 'ensuite' with the bathroom - i.e. you get to the bathroom through it - so of limited use as a bedroom at present, but I shall probably have a desk and some admin storage in there.
The first picture (above) is looking roughly south from the sloping green at the top of the Lane. No. 2 is the further of the two houses, and all the ground to the right of the main path goes with it. You can see the Volvo parked in a small pull-off space and the building to the right of the Volvo is the top of 'our' new ground, and actually a garage, althought the double door needs re-opening.
The second picture (below) is from the same spot but turned 90 degrees left, which brings our house and garage into view, and the view across the valley:
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