Remodelling gets underway

28 October

To Heritage Flooring in Ennis to look at floor options – laminate, semi-engineered or solid wood. Barry explained the pros and cons. Semi-engineered seems the way to go. John will come and inspect the floor upstairs to assess refinishing or laying a new floor on top.

Found Argus on way home for Rodney to buy a blood pressure monitor.

Met with Liam. Made some tweaks to the ground floor layout. Located radiators. Went into no 3 to have a look. About two-thirds of the ground floor has been dug up. All internal partition walls except the downstairs bathroom have gone. Arranged to have a meeting every Saturday to review progress.

27 October

Drove to Limerick the ‘back way’ through Parteen. Looked at Suzuzi Ignis and Swift. Shopped in Tesco.

24 October

Tractor takes away a trailer-load of debris.

18 October 2017

The builders started dismantling the interior.

17 October

Kitchen planning at Derg Kitchen Design, Tuamgraney.

14 October

Selected sanitary fittings for wet rooms at Tubs and Tiles, Limerick.

11 October

Agreed and signed contract for remodelling.

8 October

Submitted online commencement notice.

21 September

Ordered some plants from QuickCrop for our plot in the community garden – kales, perpetual spinach, salad leaves, rocket.

19 September

Rodney’s birthday. Seaweed collecting expedition with the community garden group.

17 September

Ennis Garden Festival. Bought plants for window boxes – cyclamen, ivy, ornamental brassica.

16 September

Cahermurphy loop walk.

15 September

Purchased spade, fork from Woodies in Limerick. Larkins Garage replaced the wing mirror on the Kangoo shattered by passing traffic. Now we remember to fold in the wing mirror when we park over the road.

Fergus and quantity surveyor assess remodelling requirements.

13 September

Meeting Liam, Pam, Fergus in Canal Bank to discuss specifications.

11 September

Community Garden meeting in the Lakeside Hotel.

9 September

Flew back to Dublin.

6 September

Notary in Durcal for completing cortijo sale. Sheila came with me. Lunch in Durcal. Andrew returned to Vancouver.

5 September

Rodney to Ennis for Public Services Card.

2-3 September

A weekend clearing out the cortijo helped by Miguel and Encarni. Sad saying farewell after so many happy times there.

31 August

Flew to Malaga. Picked up Cheryl at airport. Her flight was four hours late. Arrived at Alfamar at one in the morning.

Andrew flew in from Vancouver to Dublin. Rodney picked him up in Birdhill.

29 August

Checked out of Talbot Suites and drove to Killaloe. Settled into Kay and Kevin’s place.

22-24 August

Cheryl and Tony joined us in Talbot Suites. Visited the famine ship in New Ross.

3 August

Stephanie returns to Vancouver.

27 July

Lawren flies to Ottawa, Stephanie to London.

21 July

Stephanie and Lawren arrive.

20 July

Decision date for planning permission.

18 July

St Vincent’s Hospital Dublin. Follow-up appointment with the surgeon, Mr Healy.

12 July

Rodney discharged from Wexford Hospital.

10 July

Andrew returned to Vancouver.

4 July

Andrew delayed in Toronto.

3 July

Settled up with Caroline. Met with Pam.

2 July

Derg House bed and breakfast.

29 June

Rodney returned to Wexford Hospital.

26 June

Bus to St Vincent’s to visit Rodney. Second drain out. Intravenous antibiotics.

24 June

Bus to St Vincent’s.

21 June

Rodney transferred to St Vincent’s. Operation on lung.