Completion

So we've had a rather unexpected Christmas present in the form of a tumble down house, yep we've completed on Coombe Cottage and she is officially ours!

Took some Quality Street into the estate agents to say thanks (last of the big spenders eh) and pick up the keys, or should I say key. What Coombe Cottage lacks in quantity of keys it more than makes up for in the size of the key itself. I think we may have to visit a blacksmith rather than a key cutter to get a copy, the thing is the size of a banana.. "is that your house key in your pocket or are you just incredibly pleased to see me?".

In all seriousness it is great to get things tied up before Christmas but it does mean we can't get the relevant people in (gas safety etc) to make sure it doesn't explode or float away now that it is our responsibility. The house has been there for 600 years so I reckon it might well last another week or so without our help.

After I'd picked up the KEY (I think it deserves to be written in capitals) I popped over to the cottage, checked for leaky pipes (don't think there were any - shoes were dry) and took a couple of pics of the front in the minuscule amount of snow that the West Country has ground to a halt over.

Happy Xmas all.