I took things easily this morning for the first time in a long while sitting and cuddling Della after breakfast together
I took things easily this morning for the first time in a long while sitting and cuddling Della after breakfast together

An easier start to the day sitting and cuddling Della after breakfast together and reading the paper and then a hectic round of buying of building materials and returning to correct a kitchen lighting problem. The Blooms had prepared a fine barbeque and I ended the day rescuing two moorhen chicks again and getting a bath and hair-wash and then my journal before bed

I took things easily this morning for the first time in a long while sitting and cuddling Della after breakfast together and reading the paper. Then, once they were ready, we set off for Norwich to exchange some electrical goods, buy more Cuprinol Premier Wood-stain, collect the wash hand basin and then, after coffee, visit MFI. There we bought some sealing strip so that we are just about ready to install the work-top sections permanently. For the coffee break, I drove us to a part of west Norwich that we like and, as well as getting the drinks in a very friendly sandwich bar, we looked in on a roller blind place, electronic components shop and shop displaying prints and water colours.

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On to B & Q to buy some sample tiles and wall covering and then back to Horning for lunch which we had at the Old Tea Shoppe in sunshine and then to Heronshaw were we found the Bloom family preparing the barbecue. They had also cut the lawn and we enjoyed a nice meal of steak together and even Della ate the meat it was so nice. I managed to get some time to work on the building this evening. I found that we had installed a fluorescent light in the kitchen in error and so had to remove a complete section of ceiling, re-wire the circuit to take the two spotlight sets at either end of the room, cut and fit a new ceiling panel and then wire up the spotlights myself!

As I finished working, the moorhens were making another big fuss, two of the remaining three chicks having got stuck in the boat dyke again. I had to go out in the dark with a torch and landing net to catch them and re-unite them with their parents in the rear dyke! I took these two into the Blooms to stroke and admire on the way. Late getting a bath and hair-wash and then my journal before bed. Today was fine and sunny at times but cool when it went in.