Steve and Dave first finished off the weatherboard cladding on the dyke side
Steve and Dave first finished off the weatherboard cladding on the dyke side

This last day of Summer coincided with the last day for family in Horning, sunny and mild after a cooler autumnal start to the day, the girls playing with the neighbour's daughters and enjoyed boating, sailing and messing about until it was time for Diana to take them home after lunch.

Alan dug my hole for the drainage tank whilst Steve and Dave first finished off the weatherboard cladding on the dyke side and then changed ends and did more than half of the roadside. This as I carried on staining and then, towards evening, I fitted two of the three upstairs window sets into their frames before resting for once

The last day of Summer coincided with the last day that the family stayed with me here in Horning. It was a very nice day for them to remember too; sunny and mild after a cooler autumnal start to the day. The girls played with the neighbour's daughters and enjoyed boating, sailing and messing about until it was time for Diana to take them home after lunch. I had slept until 7.30am and so must have been very tired and then it was a bit of a rush to get up and ready to start at 8.00am. Steve arrived on time and was joined by just Dave and Alan as the other carpenter was not available to us after all.

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Alan dug my hole for the drainage tank whilst Steve and Dave first finished off the weatherboard cladding on the dyke side and then changed ends and did more than half of the road-side end. I stained both of them, and the soffit and finished dormer, for a final coat afterwards and the final effect was very impressive. Towards evening, I fitted two of the three upstairs window sets into their frames, using polythene under the glazing beads which added a more finished appearance to the work and then I succumbed to rest, relaxation and a bath before bed. Today had been quite successful and we were lucky to have the sunny weather for outside work during such an unsettled period.