It's good to have dreams.

Well sorry bloggees that this is rather late, but Baggy and Calum have been rather busy and have totally run out of day. They started off with Furry Mama and Cal taking Minty Mutt to the yard, not to see the horses, as they were out, but to take Minty for a walk to sneak a look at a house. It is a house that Grotty Groom and Calum have been riding past for about six years. It has been empty all that time (and probably a lot longer) and they have wondered about it and day-dreamed of owning it. Yesterday they spotted it in an estate agent's window. It is a gorgeous detached thatched house in a perfect very rural location. It has a small garden and is just two bedrooms, but obviously it's very neglected. So neglected in fact that despite its prime location they thought it might be on the market for around £150 - £200K. Urmmmmm, nope! £375K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Calum was intrigued to get a closer look from foot, rather than peering through the thick hedge from horseback. The estate agent said that they were welcome to have a nose, soooooooo! Having walked up to it they realised the one next door was also for sale and that is gorgeous. So noses pressed on windows and it is lovely. Very sadly it's fully furnished and in a bit of a time warp, but it is literally falling apart. Total new thatch needed, probably £50K. The garden is a wild wood - thousands of pounds. The plaster is falling off the walls, revealing the wattle and daub. More thousands. The trees are growing into the base sill. Lots of thousands. Heaven knows what needs doing inside. So Clever Bird was intrigued to see what the immaculate, much bigger house next door is on for - she just checked - £475K and it is immaculate! So who the heck are they kidding with their £375K? But if Calum has won the lottery (well a lot more than a tenner), we will be buying it. It is our dream house - dream being the operative word - but everyone has to have a dream. So until Calum wins a million quid we will just remain happy with our little dream house!

Grotty Groom waved to the Boys through the hail storm on the way home. Once home, Gloria Gardener dragged Calum out to sort a shed. But Clever Bird got side-tracked and instead, they further developed Gloria's pot garden. Cut down a hawthorn tree. Cut hedges. Lopped off branches and then  went to the DIY superstore where everything is still free (thanks to the gift card from Baggy's bank account), to get a bit of trellising. A second garden centre was then visited and various nutty things bought! By the time everything was erected, it was nearly 8.00pm. So they headed back out for a pizza. Yep, Baggy is supposed to be being good. Nope she wasn't! Salt and butterscotch slice with mascarpone was also consumed. So they have only just got home. The photos of the new and improved pot garden will be taken and added to Baggy's blog tomorrow - hail storms permitting..............