Weekend outing

We took a small hike up to Corstorphine Hill this morning. The raspberry bushes along the trails are starting to put out fruit, so we can't wait to come back in 2 weeks time and have a proper meal along the way! Marius absolutely loves his backpack, and we've had to put it away in the closet when he's not looking, otherwise he gets really upset. And when we open the closet, he starts crying if he sees the backpack and we don't take it out.

Our friend from Nashville, Sonali, has been here the past two weekends, so we've had a nice time reminiscing about Tennessee. She's off to London tomorrow, and then Paula and the family come August 4th. I'm so excited about the Nettleships, I can't stand it! I just wish our bathroom could have been done. Oh well, it's good to have people see the before and after I suppose. I just hope our decrepit toilet hold up for another month!
We have been totally lazy about the house stiff lately. Other than getting a plumber to bypass our cold water supply so it doesn't come from the lead cistern in the loft/rafters and the subsequent call back due to a small leak (that stained our dining room ceiling! Urgh!) in said pipe, we've been pretty much just enjoying the fruits of our past month's labor. But I have been thinking a lot about how I'm going to put in the molding around the Edinburgh Press and then installing the floor skirting. I have backed away from buying a circular saw, and instead think I may just opt for a miter box so I can cut 45 degree angles for the molding corners, although a saw would be SO much faster. We need paint too, as all of our skirting boards are super banged up from the guys who sanded the floors. And the carpet in the kitchen (yes, the lady here put carpet in the kitchen and the newspaper underneath it is from 1996!) needs to go, but I first have to sand the floors a bit and the paint them... But I keep telling myself I'll do that eventually. I'm not sure what day of the year eventually is... but if you know, would you let me know so I can start planning that job? Thanks!