South Wonston

We had arranged to meet the agent at our house at 9:00am, but were advised that the tenants had left all the front door keys in the house and the outside doors had been left with key in them on the inside which prevented her entry. We needed to wait until a locksmith came along to break in a little later in the morning.
The house had been left in a reasonable condition and had had a professional clean, so we immediately set to with tidying up the garden which was full with weeds after a month or two of rain showers. We had arranged for a selling agent to visit us at 1:00am for a valuation and to discuss its sale.
We spent a further two days in the garden to complete the tidy up prior to the arrival of Stewart, Emily et al for a weekend get together. It was great to see them all after so much time and we all enjoyed a few wines and beers.
Stewart and Emily returned to London on the Sunday afternoon and we looked after our grand children for the week to give the parents a break and to allow the grandparents quality time with the children after so long with minimal contact.
And what a great week we all had together!!! Magnus was his usual lively and confident self, Jemima chatted non stop and insisted that she was indeed a big girl and Mary on the whole smiled and chatted away in her own fashion for the duration.
On the Monday we had a trip to Winchester so granny and granddad could visit the dentist - I-spy in the dentist waiting area was a hilarious and necessary distraction.
On Tuesday we all went to Paultons Park where the children enjoyed the rides and Peppa Pig World. The park was very busy and the queuing got a bit tedious for the adults but the youngsters did not mind and never complained once.
We all enjoyed a day in on the Wednesday and Magnus assisted Karen with a trip to the tip where we deposited some of the junk left in the garden by our tenants.
On Thursday we drove to Sidmouth to see Great Granny Mac, we all went to the beach in the afternoon but there was a strong cold wind blowing which shortened the visit. We were able to meet up with Alison and Russell with their grand children Oscar and Toby for a very brief period as we left the beach to warm up. Mary was full of mischief on the return to South Wonston revelling in her ability to prevent M and J from falling asleep. She was very pleased with herself. The A303 was closed in part so the mischief was prolonged by a 45 minute diversion, she finally fell asleep 20 minutes from home
On Friday after a trip by Karen and Magnus to the shops in the morning we drove to MIcheldever Woods where the children enjoyed their time rummaging in the woods. I lent Magnus my old camera with a decent lens on it for a couple of days which he greatly enjoyed.
We had a brilliant few days with our grandchildren and really feel that we were able to re-connect with them after so long apart. It was our first opportunity to spend some quality time with Mary which was fantastic.
Stewart returned on Saturday when we enjoyed a lamb potjie and a convivial evening around the fire pit.
On the Monday we set to to touch up some of the aspects of the decorations in the house that needed some attention prior to the house going on the market.
On Thursday a photographer visited the property to take the photos for the sales brochure.
The house went on the market soon after.
Kirsty and Matt visited us on Saturday and Sunday - we had a good time with them and they recovered some of K's possessions from our loft.
Monday was spent giving our motorhome a good clean prior to our next trip which we had planned for the end of the week.Meer informatie