Anticlimax

These last few weeks have slipped away and still we're not quite finished.

We've started cleaning the tiling; scrubbing off the grouting and render that leave a fine coating even after washing.

All the windows and doors need varnishing. Some have a rough coat, but they need rubbing down and three new coats applied.

The staircase needs oiling to protect it.

There are silly bits and pieces that still need finishing or are not quite right: a shower head that leaks; a sink that does not drain; places like a shower door and round the loo that need filling properly; another row of tiles behind the cooker in the kitchen; a cupboard round the electrics in the hall; doors under the stairs.

And then there are two big tasks

- the road needs to be relaid and finished after months of being churned up by heavy lorries
- and all the window panes need replacing as they were not protected during the sand blasting and are now pockmarked.

We'll get there eventually, but at the moment it all feels like a bit of an anticlimax.