<img class="size-full wp-image-1031 alignleft" style="border: 1px solid black;" alt="piledriving(jul13)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/piledrivingjul13.jpg" width="150" height="200" />After many weeks of little activity or at least no visible activity we can now see a slight glimmer at the end of the tunnel.

We've signed the contract with the builders and they will be starting w/c 15th July. It will possibly take a day or two to set the site out before commencing pile driving for the foundations w/c 22nd July. We cannot wait to see some progress.

Our house sale has stalled as the buyer is having problems with their mortgage and they are having to undertake another survey. This could delay the process by two or three weeks. We had hoped to move in the middle of August but it is now likely it will be the end of August. Once we exchange contracts we will have 4 weeks before completion to find somewhere to rent in or around Market Rasen; change our address details; organise the removals date; and get the house cleared.

Jane's doing a superb job of packing up and getting rid of unwanted "stuff". Whilst she's doing that for us she's also clearing her mother's house which is more challenging because she's trying to conserve much of her parents' historical documents. A very tough job and quite emotional.