Update

So here we are, January 2012.  I now have had lung cancer for 2 years so never thought I was ever going to be able say it but we are about to start building.  The permission came through at the end of last year with some confusion as the height we had submitted originally had been turned down but the permission we were granted was for the same height.  The difference being that our four bedrooms are now three and we now longer have a tower.  We have changed the position from high up on the rocky part to below on the top part of the grove.  We are just waiting now for the costings so we know just how much of the project we can do at one go the exchange rate having changed somewhat since our original purchase back god knows when.

I have booked flights for next month and will be away for my birthday.  We need to sort out roof tiles, sanitary ware, flooring etc and I expect Pippa and I will be looking at colour charts, not that we will do much in colour but just a hint here and there.