The Woodburner, Electricity and the loo will have to wait

All trumped by the need for transport.

Since the family moved over the river the cottage is one to one-and-a-half
walk from the bus
stop/shop/shower/baby-sitting/nice-cup-of-tea-and-recharge-the-laptop-while-sending-email.

And the landrover I borrow from time to time is heading west.

So - the next BIG expense is a road-legal quad bike.

Which (let's face it) is MUCH MORE FUN!