I know what Penny means - I've been getting rid of Vinca Major too!

Tomorrow's task is to contact an archaeologist to draw up a schedule for the "watching brief" on the build. It's been suggested 10 working days. Basically, it's because I live across the road from the church and in the heart of the village, and nobody knows for sure where the centre of the mediaeval settlement was. There's nothing to see, and the place, like so many round here, was regularly flattened by the Scots in the Border Wars. Just another couple of things after that to get into writing, and the contract to be drawn up, and then we may be able to start.

I've asked Ernie from the stove shop to come and assess the chimney breast in the dining room with regards to opening it up. I was going to leave it till next year because of the mess, but if the heating's not up and running by the time the colder weather comes, I'll need something in there.

Exercise is sporadic. I was out at dawn yesterday on Lindisfarne Causeway with the morris. I'm out again tomorrow evening. Then I have the first of what may be a monthly clog stepping class on Weds. Zumba Thursday. I need to get to grips with big digging in the garden, but that's on hold till next year.

Andrea