Fabulous screen and jardiniere

Tina and I set off about 10 am calling first at the auction house. We managed to get the jardiniere, the planter and the screen into the car to take with up to Hornsea. We had also put a few bags of stuff in to drop off as well. It was a cold day and we had a wet journey across and a nice puddle had appeared on the drive.

Builders were in and work was being done in the bathroom and the utility room. A fencing man met us there as at the moment the garden has panels missing and is not secure.
The table that Tina had collected from Mirfield will look good in her office.

Going across to the recycling bin and partially hidden by another shrub I made a fabulous discovery, a mahonia about to come into flower!

The carpet fitters arrived and were a long time and did a great job in the two bedrooms. The guest bedroom.

And mine, they both look a lot different now.

Now for the auction pieces, firstly the rather swish planter.

The back of the screen is quite plain.

But the main side and the detail are lovely. Here it is on the new carpet successfully masking the sink.

Last, but not least, the late 19th Century jardiniere, I need to clean it, but I really love it!

I cleaned some of the kitchen cupboards and Tina used their carpet cleaner to try and remove some of the stains from her office carpet. 
We had a lovely lunch at a newly opened tea shop and had a good journey home. We stopped at the mere as the sky had been lovely. I took just this one photo and I think it is one of the best shots I have taken. didn't bother with several as I usually do. 

We shopped at  Lidl on the way home having had a pretty successful day I think. Also, the first stuff is going to be moved out on Thursday so it is about to become real!