Really settling in now. Judy has booked a hair appointment - the village may only be small, have a post office and bakers, but it also has a hairdressers!

Went to the vets to get Bertie some more tablets - he wrote out a prescription for no charge, and the chemist charged €4.80 for 90 tablets, it was over £17 in UK!

We are now getting builder's quotes for the work that needs doing - probably won't happen until well into next year.