House Tour:)

Since most of you have been asking, here are a few sample pics from our humble abode...
(I haven't quite figured out how to get them in the order I want, so bear with me!)
First is the boys shared room. Note the pretty fireplace with mantle - there is one of these in every room (kitchen included) but not in the girls' loft room. The rooms are very large by British standards and all the kids' friends who visit say, "It's Massive!"

Next is my loverly 'cooker', the stovetop called a 'hob'. Thanks to PR neighbor Diane (a retired Home Ec teacher) I now know the farenheit equivalents to my 1-9 oven settings! (Note taped-on cheat sheet!)

To our left is my prized possession from home - my Starbucks coffee press. Next to it is the 'kettle' that heats your water in a flash by pushing the little tab under the handle. Notice the fat electrical plugs and the two side by side
ON-OFF switches in the middle, that make the plug either work, or, in my case, in my first few days, not;)
Below is Jer's and my bedroom and my writing desk. Our bed, which you can't see, is off to the left. Again, another boarded-up fireplace. Lucky we have those, as they are the only shelves we have to put anything on in the whole place! The window faces the back 'gardens' of our neighbors, including our chicken friends. "Green Acres" goes to London.:)


Here is our "Reception Room" or living room. It has two couches, the TV Jer lugged home on the bus (yee-haw!) and, um, another fireplace. All the ceilings are very high, giving it a roomy feel. Having very little furniture also makes it look bigger too. All in all, we feel fortunate to have found this place. The setting is very urban, we're on a busy street but the side streets are quieter.
And, of course, we always have the rooster.
This is the stairway down to our front door. Pretty, huh? Our 'loo' is the doorway you see on your left and our 'office is the one on the right. Note the towel hanging on the railing - b/c there are no towel racks in the bathroom. Most days this railing looks like a clothes line;)
The door to the reception room is directly behind me and we have a little 'box room' (about 7'x9?) on my right. It is big enough (barely) to put two desks. To my left is a long hall where the boys and our rooms lead off of and stairs to the girls' loft room. (It was too messy the day I was taking photos to include here!) The kitchen is at the very end of the hall. I'll include a pic of that later, I guess.

Well, that's about it! Hope your enjoyed your virtual tour!

Cheers!