I suppose at this point it's worth sticking a photo up;

I've decided on a full internal paint job with help from good 'ol Dad & I've found a few minor fix-it jobs, such as a broken bathroom tap, dodgy security door locks & curtains which are so heavy they've pulled plaster from the wall! The garden is nearly maintenance free & I scored a bunch of wine barrel ferns which the previous owner couldn't be bothered moving!

The main pond had a couple of small fish the first time I visited, now I can't find the bloody things! I have seen movement, but then they hide. I added a couple of algae eaters from a local pet store & even after explaining it was an outdoor, cold water pond, they sold me fish which I later found out were much more partial to warmer conditions. Yep, by morning they were lifeless & I felt like the pet store had made me an inadvertant executioner!!