Candy floss and keeping clean...

Ant has been having some trouble with punctures and his baby - Brompty the Brompton Bike. As a result he has bought some Kevlar tyres - hoping never to have to repair a puncture again! Here he is with Brompty... and some clinical gloves. He is so clean. It makes me smile. If this was my bike I would be covered with grease, oil and dirt at this point, and would have probably put my hands on the wall, my face, the sofa etc... creating a messy disaster of one sort or another... the thought of gloves would not have most likely occurred. Must learn from the master of cleanliness.

Ant enjoys candyfloss at Weymouth.

A lovely sunny afternoon was had at the beach. We even saw people having donkey rides, which brought back memories of riding Joe Soap (that legendary Weymouth donkey) as a child. Alas you had to be under 7stone to be allowed on a donkey... so we couldn't have a go.Groo and Gramps in their Easter Sunday best, sitting on the bench, waiting for ice cream.

Boiler is gone (thank goodness for the Victorians and their fire places!) By the end of this week plastering should be finished and then all the builders will need to do is the concrete floor and skirting boards. Leaving us to tackle painting, tiling, flooring and kitchen fitting over the May bank holiday weekend. What fun!
Easter "Red Velvet" cupcakes. They were very red... and very nice. Amazing what feats can be achieved with a combination microwave and an abandoned ancient Kenwood chef we found in our celarette when we moved in! Related to my earlier comments about comparisons in approaches to cleanliness, I should note that in the making of these cupcakes, although I did remember to wear an apron, I managed to get red cupcake mixture on the computer, desk, carpet etc. It will be good when we actually have a kitchen and don't have to use the desk as a kitchen work surface! Fortunately I managed to get most of the mess sorted out before Ant returned from doing the shopping... so he was saved from too much trauma.