Is everybody happy?

For those old enough to know, the heading of this post was coined by an American dance band leader in the thirties - Ted Lewis.
This is not his picture. These are old work colleagues taken in 2008 at the sort of work they did many years before: John Ellis and bespectacled Eddie Harley. It is here because Eddie rang me today to ask how we had settled in our new home in Dorset.

We have settled in well in spite of two unfortunate happenings. The first was our gas boiler expiring on New Year's Eve: we were without central heating until a new one was fitted on the 12th January. People without electric blankets don't know what they are missing when such a crisis occurs. 

The second will be much more difficult to ovecome. I now discover the design of our kitchen wallpaper is taken from Eddie's tie. If you click on the pictures the enlargements will show you what I mean.

Back to his question.  Here, right, is where we walked today. You will see the brilliant sunshine through the trees. This is ten minutes from home. 

And when we returned home we were entertained by the local wildlife that appears most days on the lawn in front of our flat: 

better seen perhaps in close-up; on the left from our balcony.

"How many bedrooms do you have" asked Eddie, who has always had an interest in bedrooms.

       "Two! There were three but one is now a study", pictured below.

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Ignoring the bedrooms, I can show you the entrance hall and lounge. Not bad is it?

Come and see us Eddie; but change your tie because we might not see you if you are standing in the kitchen!

Before you come buy a copy of daughter Alison's book. You can buy it on Amazon in paperback or Kindle. If I tell you it's good I am biased - 

but it's good!