We've just finished demolishing our so-called Conservatory (actually a very old and, after Thursday, only partialy roofed lean-to).

Had a call around 3pm on that day to say that 2/3rds of the roof were in the neighbour's garden. Spent the rest of the day rescuing the various items stored in there and trying to ensure that rain couldn't get into the electrics (which have now been disconnected).

It was too old and unstable to repair so tomorrow we start taking the bits to the dump and begin planning what to build in it's place. It's forced me to make the decision about replacing a not very attractive or serviceable structure.

One door closes...... and another gets wrapped around the pear tree!

Part of the Geography block roof at my daughter's old school (just down the road) blew off and landed on the languages block which had, amoung other students, my other neighbour's youngest daughter inside. No one was hurt. Lots of trees were down and bits of tree in the roads. One neighbour's fence down but not much else in the way of damage and no one hurt.

It's stopped raining and the sun came out today.

Somehow I feel good about life.