{"id":1325,"date":"2018-04-07T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T12:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2018-04-07T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T12:56:24","slug":"the-longest-piece-of-antiguan-string","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elainespires.co.uk\/journal\/2018\/04\/the-longest-piece-of-antiguan-string\/","title":{"rendered":"The Longest Piece of Antiguan String"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am determinded to at least start this post with positive news. Yesterday Veronique and I had the most productive writing day. Hooray!! We worked solidly on our latest project and are both thrilled and satisfied with where we are with it.<\/p>\n

I can hear you asking, \u201cWhat is it?\u201d And my answer is……. You\u2019ll have to wait and see!<\/p>\n

Re Singles Series Book Five, well, things are not moving, I\u2019m afraid; or on The Banjo Book Two. Sorry. There are too many things whizzing round in my head for me to be able to sit down and give both projects the attention they deserve. Please bear with me. I promise to make the wait worthwhile.<\/p>\n

So, as you can probably guess, my life is still up in the air. The sale of Avocado Cottage is at a standstill. We are in the \u2018extended finalisation period\u2019 yet are still waiting for the Attorney General to sign my Certificate of Compliance. Apparently his secretary can\u2019t even tell my solicitor whether or not it\u2019s been vetted. And the buyers\u2019 people aren\u2019t ready to finalise either and their first mortgage repayment was due today! They\u2019re expected to start paying back an amount they haven\u2019t yet been loaned. It all beggars belief. How can something take so bloody long? How long is a piece of Antiguan string?<\/p>\n

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This is how I feel…<\/p><\/div>\n

This photo, which popped up on my Facebook feed today, shows exactly how I feel. I am depressed and despondent. I can\u2019t do anything until the sale finalises and I have some money. My house in Dagenham is in desperate need of a complete refurb before I can move in. To say it was left in a disgusting state is an understatement. The management agent has a lot to answer for. They were supposed to have carried out regular inspections. Well if they did and if they thought the condition of the house was acceptable, then I\u2019d like to see their own homes.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, my lovely cousin S has got on with stripping the walls and ripping up the carpets – I\u2019m glad he\u2019s been vaccinated! – and his cousin A has fixed the boiler, flushed out the system and replaced the leaking radiators all \u2018on account\u2019. I am beyond grateful for that. And for the Sister who continues to house me. What would I do without my wonderful family and friends?<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m just itching to be in the black again so that I can go and visit that beautiful Daughter of mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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