Where are my windows?

Apologies for the hiatus - again - things have been afoot, what with it being the end of term (we were up at school for some reason other than dropping off or collecting every day of the last fortnight) and Young Master #1 turning 6 and having a birthday party (thankfully not at our house).

Anyway, to bring you all up to speed.... I have turned into a Victorian Housewife and shrouded the whole house in Holland covers (ok, plastic, but the idea is valid). As some of you will know, I had leanings in this direction anyway, but what has finally tipped me over the edge is the onset of Plastering. Oh, the dust! The bathroom was plastered last weeked, during Amersham Carnival, and the rest was supposed to start late last week.

You will note my clever use of the word 'supposed' in that paragraph. In fact, in the technical parlance, the amount of additional plastering achieved has been nil. Not only have the windows faithfully promised for Wednesday(18th), then Friday (20th) last week not arrived (hmmm.....) which prevents the finishing of any room requiring a window; the plasterers have also been noticeably absent. There were supposed to be two teams working two shifts late last week (one lot eight til four, the other lot three til nine) but instead, no-one turned up. Apparently the evening lot did arrive, got into the kitchen (downstairs at the back) when they were supposed to be in the bathroom (upstairs at the front), trod in the new concrete (oops), then left in disgust. All very amusing no doubt, but we are supposed to be plastered and ready by this coming Friday (27th July).

Watch this space, I suppose. We will be.