First of all I’d like to apologise for the lack of recent updates. This is due to the fact that it appears that all the phone numbers for our village have been taken and we have to stay on a waiting list for internet and phone. So it looks like regular visits to the internet shop for a while.

We have been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks.

 What with moving out of our old house and moving in to Stratton House.

The grounds at Stratton House are ever closer to being finished.

This has been alot of hard physical work for Boon and myself, but well worth it.

Now the inside of the house is coming along to. The lounge is pretty much sorted, with my office area at the far end.

We have also laid out the area for the children to do their homework or art and crafts.

We also installed a cold water dispenser.

Earlier this week the beds arrived, as did tables and chairs for the dining area.

In this delivery were the lockers we picked out so that each child will have somewhere to put any important personal stuff.

So the inside of the house is very nearly ready, just pillows and bedsets to sort out.

The kitchen/dining area still needs some work, but not so much.

Next job is to go carefully through all the requirements for the Childrens Home licence which include health and safety stuff such as fire extinguishers, assembly points, etc.

We look forward to the arrival of  Heather, our friend and supporter from Australia, who is coming for a visit next week.

Thanks for all messages of support and the fund raising done so far. Every thing counts.

For all the latest photos please visit our photobucket album here.