Monday, August 26, 2013

Our New Home--Our Flat

I thought everyone would be interested to see where we live.  Actually it isn't bad--much better than we expected.  We Love our little home!!!  This is our little kitchen--actually it's pretty comfortable!  I'll show you some other views, like our fridge, and sink.


 
 
This isn't bad for two people.  We have fed the missionaries twice and it worked fine.  We have four plates, four cups, six glasses, four knives, forks, spoons, etc.  We have to do the dishes so we can eat the next meal.  I think that is the way to go. 
 


Our washing machine is to the left of our sink.  We're grateful to have a washer!!!



Our fridge we're getting used to--it's smaller than our dishwasher at home.  It does have a freezer underneath and it's tiny as well.  We are Grateful to have them though as we went the first 5 days without anything!!  It's been Lovely to have a fridge!

 
We do have a very Cute Flat and we're really enjoying it.  We're right on the banks of the Thames and we see ships passing day and night--great big ones and all sizes.  The tall ships are supposed to be sailing here sometime this year.  We saw a lot of sail boats on Saturday or Sunday--can't remember.
 
 
Byron is studiously working at our dinning room/office table.  The window by him is the one that overlooks the Thames.  I'll show some pictures of that later.
 
 
This is a view of our living room taken from our kitchen.  It's cute and cozy! 
 
 
This is our bedroom and if you're curious, YES it's a Double Bed!!!  It's not bad.  We're going to get a memory foam topper for it.  We tried today, but they were out.  We have our own "little" 3/4 bathroom in what I thought was a closet to the left of the picture.  That is almost unheard of over here, so we feel very blessed!
 
 
It does the job, that's all I can say.  We're Thankful for it!
 
This is our Dryer!!!
We can change things around and put an air mattress in here and we can have company.  We're an hour from Central London on the train.  We at the present don't have a car, so we're bussing it, walking, and riding the train.
 
 
 
This is our closet.  That's our vacuum on top.
 

 
 
This is My bathroom!!!  LOVE it!!!  There are no towel racks and every Nail or Screw we put into the walls here, we'll get charged 100 pounds ($170) so we're making do.
 
 
And This is our Nightime View from our balcony.  Often times there are Big Ships traveling up or down the Thames.  It's Beautiful and we LOVE It!!!
By for Now!
 
 

14 comments:

  1. What a great little place! Reminds me a little of my apartments in Spain...no carpet, right? You're lucky to have a shower! Lots of nice things :). I'm glad you got a cute little place! It will feel like "home" very soon, I hope. Thanks for all of the fun pictures!

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  2. How exciting! Love your place.
    A young sister in our ward is serving in London as well. Her name is Mady Clawson. If you happen to see her, give her a hug from me.
    I'm excited to follow you guys around London for the next year or so.
    Best of luck. You're in my prayers.
    Malinda Heaton Smith

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    1. Hi Malinda, I have checked Mady Clawson's blog and she is not in our mission. She's in an adjoining mission. I had asked the sisters at a zone meeting in London and no one had heard of her, so I came home and looked up her information that you gave to me and she's not in our mission. I was disappointed!!! Anyway you're right she's a pretty girl and looks like a very nice one as well. Hope all is well with you!! It's fun to hear from you!!! Say Hi to your parents.

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  3. So fun to see where you are!! Can't wait to follow your adventures in England!!

    The Pynes

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  4. It's like a "newlywed" apartment!!! Cuddle up in that double bed! It looks very clean& comfortable. And what a wonderful view!!!

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  5. Look for some Command hooks. They stick to the wall and remove without any residue.
    http://www.command.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/NACommand/Command/

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  6. Your apartment looks great! It's a lot more roomier than we had in Germany. We only had one room (stove sink frige on one wall, two living room chairs on another wall, table at the end of our bed, which took up a wall with 2 nightstands. The closet on the 4th wall & outside door. Our bathroom was a little 2x4 shower, sink & toilet. We shared a community living room that had a TV and six chairs & coffee table. It was great and we got along very well.

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  7. I love your apartment. Did it come with furniture or did you have to buy anything for it? It looks very comfortable and cozy.

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  8. I loved seeing all the pictures, Great job on that vicious garden with the blackberry bushes! Keep up the good work and keep posting to your blog!

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  9. Looks neat and quite cozy. Yes, it's smaller for some people, but I think it's perfect with just the two of you. Can't believe they'll charge you a hundred pounds for every screw or nail. You might want to use a small ladder instead as a makeshift rack so you can hang your towels. The view outside is stunning, by the way.

    The City Block Team

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  10. cozy or cuddling, one of you is going to fall out of that bed:) We vote for another trip with Hazel to Costco and an airbed for the next 700+ nights!

    Love the pics, love you, may the Lord continue to bless you and your family as you are dedicated to his service.

    xo Randy & Joan p.s. so happy you found your chip fix!

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  12. It may be little, but like you said, it is comfortable and just right enough for the two of you; that makes it a good choice! Anyway, I support you in all your update projects to make your new space homey, just make sure you have enough budget to pay for every nail and screw. :)

    -Tim Medland @ YourNewZealandRealEstate

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