Ich denke, die Gummilippe der Spülmaschine will uns doch einen Hinweis geben (so wie Mom Judith es sagen würde). Ich bin für eine neue Spülmaschine. Und zwar eine, die all die schönen Dinge kann, die Charlie bei der Auswahl des Spülprogramms so sehr vermisst wie z.B. die Vorspülfunktion. Ich
On Saturday morning, while I was making myself a pot of tea, I noticed some water on the floor. Thinking that I must have somehow spilled it, I mopped it up and went upstairs. In the afternoon, however, Astrid also noticed some water on the floor and it was clear
The most important thing to keep a house warm is to prevent draughts. Well, we’ve got lots of them! Here at the back of the house, the door frame had to be lifted for the floor. We did try and fill the gap with foam, but as you can
Ivan did a great job tiling the downstairs bathroom. He used a laser guide to set things up and then always used a spirit level to make sure things were exactly flat and the result is clear to see. While I personally wouldn’t say that the room feels larger,
It’s sort of weird to think we’ve been showering here for more than a week. And, while, we’ve got just to spraying and splashing as little as possible, it would be nice to just let the water wash over you. As we’re unlikely to have a
Initially, I’d been hoping we’d be able put our wardrobe together before we moved, or at least over the weekend. But as it became increasingly clear that we wouldn’t manage that, to ordered these handy clothing boxes from the removals company. You can basically just hang everything
Yesterday I ended up cooking the roast beef using a variety of methods. The built in probe told me the meat went from 13°C to 40°C in less than 15 minutes so I resorted to timing. It turned out okay considering it had to go back into the
For years I’ve struggled washing things like baking trays in small sinks. No more: the new sink is wider, deeper and longer and makes things a lot easier. As we’re so constrained for space it’s also great to be able to put the pans in there and
This week we’ve mostly been playing catch up: doing just what’s necessary in the new house and clearing out the old one. I managed to set up my office and get some kind of internet working and get in touch with the tradesmen to see that everything that
The water in Düsseldorf is very hard; this is great for beer, but shit for tea! For years I’ve had to use a water filter, this is okay but is inconsistent and takes a while to work out how often to change the filter - I ended up buying
On Tuesday, Mr Peters installed a toilet and sink in our upstairs bathroom. We won’t have a shower or heating there until next year, but at least we don’t have to go downstairs in the middle of the night… And we’ve started using the shower downstairs. Until
The Queen of Boxes Yesterday went so fast: the removals men were gone before half past four and we were exhausted. We moved boxes and unpacked a couple of things. Then it was time for the news and, as those of you who know me well will know already, a