Make over.

Some of you might possibly recognise this place…or perhaps not as it looks very different.
A letter had been delivered to our old address so on my walk today I decided to go & pick it up.
Interestingly the chap was in & was quite keen to show me the work they had done so far.
I of course I couldn’t possibly have taken any photos in the house but managed to take a couple outside before he came to the door.
This photo is looking north to the area where we had our raised bed & parked all the cars.
Completely transformed into a lawned area, I thought it was lovely.
The shadow isn’t helping but you get the gist!

Three good things:
1. The letter from America was a sympathy note for the death of the Queen….I was quite taken aback. A lovely thought!
2. We were invited out for lunch unexpectedly, a friend wanted help with a sofa delivery.
3. The tarmac people are coming again tomorrow, they have a cancellation so fingers crossed & weather right we could be finished on Saturday.

[Carole Sandford]

Very pretty indeed! I bet it was really interesting to see what they had done.

[julia]

Does look lovely.. Thank goodness .. always sad when you sell a place and it goes backwards..
How lovely to get the surprise letter..

[Beryl Lloyd]

They have made their mark on the place Pat , so good to see it been renovated and looking good!

[Boxplayer]

Always interesting to see what new people do.

[Phil Howcroft]

did you used to have a seating area in front of those wooden fences :|) , great to get a peek inside

[Babs]

It looks lovely. Must feel strange going back there and seeing all the differences.

[Judith Johnson]

They've done a lovely job on your garden Pat. Nice to know it's being looked after!

[Joan Robillard]

Looks lovely

[Issi Bannerman]

It's looking lovely. It's always a bit strange seeing what people choose to do with a place you've owned, loved and lived in. We had a similar experience with our house in the Paris suburbs when the young French couple who bought it from us invited us back. I really liked what they'd done, but was amused to find they'd taken away all the traditional features we'd loved so much. The terracotta floor and wooden beams and features, for example. The guy admitted to us that he didn't like wood and the house was full of it! They brightened up the house though, and everything was lighter and more open. A bit more neutral, and less 'French'. I often think of them and hope they're still very happy there. :-)

[Dianne]

It looks lovely and it’s nice it’s being well cared for. My mum and dad’s house (which mum kept immaculate) is a terrible mess and I hate seeing it like that.

[Dione Giorgio]

That was a beautiful garden you had. The present owner seems very keen to make sure it is fabulously ept.

[bkb in the city]

Nice to go back

[Pat Knowles]

@jamibann Similar looks in our old house…. Painted all the wood, lovely & light but dues it look good in a very old house! I liked it now but will someone be stripping paint off again as I have done over the years.