We came third in the quiz at Club Lemon Tree on  Wednesday, which was pretty respectable as we were a  team of two foreigners and the teams that beat us were both  five strong, if the Spooners and Gill were here we would  surely have won.

 The house is starting to look a  bit less grotty, the first picture is how it was to start with and the second, what it is looking like now. All our time has  been spent on it at the  moment, Ian has been clearing  scruffy grass and an old weed  filled flowerbed in preparation for a shaded seating area to the side of the house while I have been endlessly painting. All the woodwork here was dark brown (and filthy) and it is taking a good deal of cleaning and coats of paint to get it looking good.

We have put in plants that will thrive on neglect as this will be a rental and I don't expect tenants will take care of the garden. It is very hard to remember we are not doing this house up for us to live in and we have to keep reminding each other not to add extras just because we like them.

I have been working on one bedroom, which you can see before and now in the pictures, to make sure it is ready for Friday when Zoe comes for the weekend! We are very excited to be able to show her, what we think is, our little bit of paradise.
Ian has just set off to the hardware store again as we are attempting a new skill today - concreting. We have watched endless videos on Youtube and think we are ready....fingers crossed.
The sharks have been playing havoc with Surfest, every time an event gets going, someone spots a dark shadow and the beach has to be closed!