The return of Mr Architect

Our brief brush with doubt and uncertainty over the window design has ended with the triumphant return of Mr Architect from holiday. He thinks Mr Builder is making too much of a fuss about it and will be telling him just to get on with it. We've made a slight compromise in terms of the width of the crossbeam above the doors but otherwise the designs stands! He's also gone so far as to guarantee the 'warp factor' himself, so we won't get stuck with a bill if things do go wrong. I love him!

Last contact with Mr Builder started to sow seeds of doubt about the kitchen worktop. He's saying oak isn't a good choice, and how about granite? But will this compromise the elegant curve of the breakfast bar? We'll see at the site meeting on Monday....

After a great deal of hassle to get the funding for the project into an e-savings account to enable online payments we're now told that maximum permissable payment is £1,000 per day. So in the "interests of fraud and online security" we'll be paying Mr Builder by cheque!!!