Yes we are still here, but I've been having problems downloading photos the past three days which is driving me a bit mad! At the moment we're totally focused on having our garden landscaped, as it's pretty much been in desperate need of it since we bought the house. We've had a landscaper/designer who's done a plan for us, but we just about keeled over when he came up with the overall budget for it (we were not even in the same universe, never mind on the same page!!!). So for the past week we've been going through trying to figure out what we can do without (most of it) and which parts to go ahead with. We've also been getting quotes from independent contractors for various parts of the plan, which has been keeping me busy and looks like it's going to save us a lot. We're hoping to get things started in the next month or two, but knowing how long these things tend to take and with tradespeople involved, I'm not holding my breath...