This week has seen me at the end of my tether as regards the MESS that the two lads (electricians) make when they are supposed to be finishing stuff neatly. They have made such a mess of a junction box, they broke the wall and then fitted the box crookedly and then mixed up the plaster on our new terrace tiles and generally made a horrendous bodge job of it all. Consequently they have been banned from even trying to finish anything off and under no circumstances to mix any more plaster: Dave will do it. They have now fitted the box straight. I was getting so upset about it, it seemed to me that we were making everything shiny and new and these two were following behind and destroying stuff. So from now on any holes that need making or filling will be done by Dave. We just want them to finish wiring the box and b****r off. Of-course my stress = Daves' stress and I let him deal with them because I would have ripped their heads off. Dave went to see their boss mid-week and he is up to speed on their limitations. They are nice lads, but real bodgits, and won't do J-P any favours in the long run. So Now am calm....er. Zen.......

 Dave and I got to grips with the kitchen floor and is now fitted.It definitely wasn't worth €1000 of fitting fees. I shall post a piccie of it tomorrow. Olivier, the Anaemic-one-who-is-no-longer-so-anaemic, is working away in the reserve: he has another job to get to, so hopefully, that'll spur him on, but the rails are about up, so the end is in sight! We'll miss him! And we are about ready to start decorating downstairs in the dining rooms. I have finished one blind, and have two more to go. I ordered the tables and sinks for the kitchen today...we can start putting the stuff in now!

We went on a mission to one of the cash n carries during the week. One of them has a promotion on for bar fridges which will save us €200. Nice one! Whilst there I treated myself to a new toy, inspired by Heston Blumenthal. A syphon:

And I think this will go on the dessert menu as a result:

It's a lemon syllabub with lemonade. Recipe and technique courtesy of Heston. Looks yummy, doesn't it, and light as a feather.

On that note, must go and get dinner!