Upheaval

Meanwhile, back at the flat ... the carpenter/decorator is doing drastic things.

This is the room before it was gutted -

Everything in it, including hundreds of books, is heaped up in the other three rooms.

The double bed needs to fit into the living room

My studio has become a clothes cupboard, among other things

110 bags of rubbish, "none of them light", had to be carried downstairs (43 steps down, and 43 back up to get the next bag).

The inside wall is soundproofed, but floorboards and much else is needed

Insulation has been started and will make such a difference

Of course it will be worth it in the end!