It’s all coming together. M and F coming Boxing day, Kev and Mag overlapping by a day or two, then Ali and family coming on the 29th and will be here for Hogmanay. Pity they can’t all be here together. As well as the ensuite guestroom we have a second living room with two three seater sofa beds. Plenty of room for 6 guests.

Our house is so perfect for our needs. The previous occupants had a disabled son, and they added an extension for him. Originally it was an emormous bed/sitting room with an adjoining bathroom, but we turned the bathroom round so we had an ensuite. We call the big room ‘The Swinton’ which is where our kids sent us as a 40th Wedding Anniversary treat.

What’s so good about the house is that there is a second entrance leading through the utility room down a hall to the sunlounge. The sunlounge is a very long room, so we’ve divided it in two visually by using a lowlevel bookcase. The far end is my ’study’ while the near end is John’s counselling room. It means that clients can come in via the second door and go down to the counselling room without disrupting the rest of the house. There is a loo off the utility room too, so that is really convenient (intended pun) for the clients.

John’s Counselling Area. With a glimpse of my study in the background. (We’ve changed the twee lights since I took the photo)