My husband sent a criminal complaint to the police about the "no-show" not-really-company that stole our money deposit. It may not result in getting our money back, though. One has to be very careful here. It appears from research that the main "thief" was not a Czech.

Today we'll finally get our curtains hung in the house. We've had permanent electronic operated shades, but having them down blocks out all or most light. Curtains will give enough privacy, while letting more light in. Not to mention being prettier. Our friend and renovator passes by our windows throughout the day. Once daily our neighbor (the man who sold us the property/house) does, too. He has a huge barn where he keeps his farm animals and metal working workshop. His daughter will eventually build a house and driveway on the property they kept, but for now they get to the barn through our property, even keeping a key to our gate. As we keep some construction materials on his property, we can't say no to him passing through. He is a nice old man, but he and his girlfriend stare into our house through the windows, even waving to us while we sit at our kitchen table eating. I'm a private type, so this makes me uncomfortable.