What comes down must go up.

Sorry about the delay in posting blogs, I've not been grounded by volcanic ash, just busy with easter holiday activities. Maja is back at school now and I'm back on the building case.

Huge changes, everything was stripped out and preparations were being made for truss arrival. They duly arrived on site and were offloaded by a large team inside an hour, keeping disruption to a minimum.

The guts of the house are being prefabricated over in Ireland, the team were due to come over for a few days to get started. Ian ran past the house on the Saturday and the Irish guys were still on site working away. Weekend workers, great stuff.

Last week Richie was looking for our thoughts on finishes. We chose our sofits and gutters, something that I can honestly say I have no or little opinions on.

More importantly, kitchens, my domain, time for my dream kitchen. I have, on the other hand, done the ground work, read the magazines, spent many happy hours coveting designer modern,"Elle Dec'", or traditional hand-painted in muted farrow and ball shades,"Country homes and interiors", even the concrete uber- modern shabby chic, "Wallpaper".

Maybe I've seen too many, but I am finding this very tricky, modern yes, wood possibly, definately underfloor heating under the cream tiles.

I visited some showrooms today, still undecided.

Yesterday I was on site for a quick look at progress, the trusses are up, there is a floor upstairs, or is it a ceiling downstairs, one mans ceilings's another mans floor. The Irish guys have extended their stay until Friday to erect the internal kit and line the roof.

I could really see it taking shape, so, thats when I decided to change some things, little things. moving 4 doors, removing a wall, ok 2 walls, and adding a window.

Things are really moving fast, indeed the whole process has ben quicker than I had anticipated.

This week I plan to have a decision on the kitchen, some options on bathroom fittings, layouts etc and speak to the good folks at the stove centre to refit the woodburner, choose windows and finally pick up some fabric samples and paint charts, time for mood boards.

Busy weeks ahead, loving it.