June 2019 – Hooray! Hooray!

Good news at last!

It’s Freddie here to guide you through the various thrills and spills of the last four weeks.

The weeks of waiting (and waiting) for a decision on the extension application seemed to take its toll on humans and felines alike.

Then, after much nail-biting and hanging onto to the edge of seats, Thursday 13 June proved to be one of the most exciting days in the history of Hazels build – Waverley Planners finally gave the green light for both the extensions.

 

Whilst some (curious, one might say) amendments had be applied to each of the new roof lines, both the ground floor footprints remain the same. So, the house will not boast the most expensive patios in Surrey after all!

The Devon Diva was one of the first to send good wishes – Hooray indeed! Congratulations! It sounds as though it was trickier than Brexit and you did it with your very own Boris! (Readers may be unaware that one of Mr Rod’s middle names is Boris…)

Unfortunately, the impact of the wait has delayed the build by about 7 – 8 weeks. We understand that the oak frames need to be redesigned before the command can be given to cut the wood. However, once again we cats will be able to experience the entertaining delights of friendly homo sapien (seemingly Latin for “wise man”, scientific name for the human species) banter about how the interior will look.  (The big money is most definitely on SWhoMBO!)

We will never hear the last of it!

Much to my amazement (and even Layla is with me here), Moses’ turn as sub-editor last month proved to be a great success. However, we are becoming more than just a little jaded with the constant boasting about his bulging postbag.

However, to keep him quiet, I have included a few snippets below:

“Well done Moses – lovely bit of purrose!” Fernhurst Filly

“Great reading as ever! It will not be beyond Waverley to invent a Bank Holiday in June…….keep the faith and keep us posted.” Hascombe Honey

“Hi there Moses! You seem to have got your humans sorted out AND you take a pretty fine photo of the new Hazels! Can’t wait for the housewarming when the whole place is up and running. It looks magnificent, a bit like a church from one angle..” Puttenham Pal 

“Well done Moses. I really enjoyed your update and the photographs were a joy to behold. How wonderful to have Dennis in your lives – such a winning smile.” Spa Sister 

“Oh Moses – you are an equal star to Layla, particularly in the ‘getting on top of the paperwork’ department. Maybe ‘up’ your mouse offerings in the cat flap, to ‘rat’ level.” Guildford Girl

“Well done Moses – this is going to be an imposing building already looking good without the scaffolding. Now! Shall I show my wife the present in the cat flap? No! I don’t think that would be a good idea before she has cooked the evening meal.” Folkestone Friends

Opening Windows

I think I speak for all the Edge household when I say we are very pleased with the work done to install the opening windows and doors. All those for the main part of the house are now in situ – with the exception of the front door, which would be at risk of damage due to all the materials and equipment still required to pass through that aperture.

Gardening Corner 

The growing season seems to be in full flow and Mr Rod is out in his beloved vegetable patch whenever he can and when he is not taming the fields on the ride-on mower. He has roundly cursed the deer, who devoured ALL his raspberries just before he planned to enjoy the crop.

Strange Compound

I don’t often venture to the further limits of the top field, as there is plenty of unsuspecting prey to keep my interest closer to the house. However, in the past few weeks I noticed Mr Rod visiting an enclosed area up there on a very regular basis.  So, my curiosity got the better of me and I just had to investigate ………….

Next month:

• Update on the sunflowers
• Winners and losers in interior design
• Mystery profile