Cooking on Gas

From having a microwave, a deep fat fryer and a one burner camping type thingy, we moved up to a working gas hob - with five burners - WOW. What a difference ! It opened up a whole new menu for us !

It wasn't as straight forward as that, of course. It involved emptying cupboards, moving them out, taking plasterboard off the wall, and of course putting everything back in situ again. One thing we have found out here - nothing is ever straight forward.........

Having said that, it was definitely worth doing, but funnily enough, we decided then that the position wasn't great, and we have since moved the whole lot to a different place. It is worth noting, that you need to be adaptable in this situation - our overall plans for the house have remained relatively stable, but the 'inside' ideas have altered slightly as we have 'lived in' the rooms, and realised what we do and do not need/want.

Now, several years later, it is amazing to think how we coped with such basic amenities. Each addition - the hob, then the oven a while later, hot running water, a flushing toilet, is such a huge step forward, and no one, except people in the same position, can know the same excitement over such things. And, to be honest, no one, except these same people, can understand how you manage for so long without these things.

The most exciting time was to come though - the planning and demolition permission was granted ! It took about a month in total - not too bad to be honest, but it was a nerve racking experience. We had a couple of meetings with the Planning Office, a lot of negotiating between us all, and eventually ......WE WERE THERE !! Despite the predictions of all those who were 'apparently in the know', everything we wanted, we were given permission to do !!!
 

 

 

It seems like the fruition of our plans, but also the beginning of a lot of hard work.

 

We certainly are 'Cooking on Gas' now.