DIY

We're having a few rooms skimmed and decorated in our house. The previous owners - identical twins who had their own language that noone else understood when they were young girls - put their stamp on the house, which we are now in a position to change, after two and a half years. Incidentally, I see Rosie and Wanda every day since their boys go to the same school as ours.

This is Andy the Plasterer, doing the dining room. Dean, his partner, rushed out of the room as soon as he saw me with the camera.

Misha stripping the skirting board in our bedroom of the dreary brown gloss paint that adorned almost all that is wooden. We've stepped up the pace a bit in the last few weeks and we've both been working flat out to get rid of the brown. Misha's been coming home from work at 9.30 at night and working on the house till the early hours.

We've a deadline, you see. But this little chap is innocently oblivious to all our concerns. He's just proud he does the "green man" byself nowadays.....

And no stroll down London Road South is complete without a long old browse in the window of the model shop. Trains are our latest fad for Alastair. He's just mastered putting the little Brio trains onto the track and delights in seeing them roll down the hill.

Gregor is very into his bike. Assiduous readers will note that he can ride his bike "with just two wheels"! He still feels the need to stop random people in the street and announce this fact. But not to confuse, I have jumped about 3 months and will update the last quarter as I go, but for now, this is aktuel. Here we are outside B&Q.