Road test

We were full last night and all the guests seemed to be deliriously happy or possibly just delirious due to solvent abuse. The furniture has been spray varnished, the wallboard in the showers was glued on with Evo stik and there are paint fumes to contend with as well. Shirley our cleaner left the windows open after resetting the rooms and things are improving.

The workmen are returning tomorrow. My highly selective pictures yesterday didn't show the fact that the wiring isn't completed and the fire alarm installation is extremely temporary, thought they did well to get a working system in the available time. A fair amount of the painting was only done to undercoat level so there's finishing to do there. The carpets are being fitted to the stairs on Wednesday and to the new dining room on Thursday. The function room will need to be cleared to allow the new dance floor to be laid.

Those of you looking to book the room with the four poster in - please note that the four poster is no more! There wasn't time to fit it on Friday and the room looks so much better without it that we will be leaving it with a normal bed. Pics tomorrow.