Noah

Date: 23 September 2007 22:33:29

I am just recovering. Today winter has officially begun. It started out a lovely day. I was tempted to neglect my preparation for work in favour of doing a bit of gardening and had just overcome that impulse when my friend M rang and said, "Looking at the weather reports, I am guessing that this might be our last opportunity for a while to enjoy the summer sunshine, so let's abandon the work and go out for the afternoon". Famous last words. During our afternoon the weather went from Summer, to Autumn, to Winter in the space of three hours.

And tonight we have torrential rain. This is irritating at the best of times. When it's in your hallway, it is slightly less convenient! Of all the days during the building work for it to decide to pour with rain, I think the day when one has only half a roof is probably the least convenient. My poor (but wonderful) project manager was telephoned to drag him away from his evening meal (poor fellow even had to pay for a taxi because he'd had a drink with his meal) and was sent up on the roof with a torch to rectify the situation. Meanwhile I was balanced on a stepladder with a torch in one hand and a bucket in the other, trying to stem the flow. We were 99% successful, though I shall spend most of the night listening for the ominous drip which the bucket has been left to catch... hopefully.

Meanwhile, some pictures of sunnier days:

The new bathroom

The supervisor declares himself well pleased with the work and takes a few moments' rest.

This was once my back garden!

By the way, my spasmodic posting is due at present to my computer being at death's door and refusing to cooperate with me. 9 times out of 10 when I try to use it, it cuts me off summarily, or declares itself indignant at being asked to work at all when it is obviously quite busy doing other things which are none of my business. As I cannot afford another one unless I sell one of the children, I shall have to work on exercising my God-given gift of patience....