This week’s Wednesday Wish has to be for a nice clean house – free from flood water, mud and mess!
We’re still recovering from the devastating floods which affected the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire.
We can’t wait to get on with straightening things out, but we’re currently in that awful limbo where insurers & loss adjusters question, examine, poke & probe. It feels like not much is going on. Builders are awaiting approval to start remedial works which is frustrating. There’s no washing machine, cooker or comfy sofa. And of course, with everything piled up in the bedrooms, we can’t find a thing!!
But we have to try & stay positive.
We actually managed to save so much stuff – anything that time or size allowed – lots of books, records, textiles, small pieces of furniture, items of sentimental value – and of course our beloved Fudge!
Hopefully kitchen units and appliances will be replaced by the insurers without to much argument.
The flooring might be a big job – and as for the garden, well – we won’t be winning a Chelsea Flower Show Gold medal this year.
But things will get sorted out over time. We’ll post a few updates in the coming months, but we promise not to go on about it too much!! Hopefully, we’ll have some interesting before & after shots to share. We might even ask for some second opinions about potential replacement items.
We have to say thanks for all your kind words and well wishes over the past few days. We’ve experienced many examples of the best side of human nature recently.
I was so upset when I found this post. I've been moaning about the weather for weeks and now I realise how lucky I've been to be barely affected by it. You must be so gutted. I hope everything will come through from the insurers soon. Lots of love and warm wishes xxx
Thanks Dulcie,
It's getting tiresome waiting for the whole insurance thing to be completed – then the work can begin at least! We just keep thinking about all the people in the world worse off than us – at least we have a home, our health and friends & family that have been so supportive!
Goodness! It never occurred to me you'd be flooded. I haven't been in blog/tweet land much lately with all the goings on at work so I miss so much. I need to get back into it all.
We have a guy at work who lives where you do and he wasn't massively affected apart from closure of schools, travel and local businesses. You must be devastated?! You're lovely house under inches of water must be heart breaking. I hope you haven't lost anything that can't be replaced and here's hoping to a speedy 'getting back to normal!'
Sending lots of happy thoughts your way. Hope it all goes well.
Cat x
Thanks for getting in touch Cat! We're still dealing with our insurance company, the loss adjusters and all the different sub-contractors – I think it may drag on for quite a while!
Adelle x