I'm thankful for the dry and slightly breezy weather we have at the moment, as it means that my dampness is airing out a bit. Peter is here at the moment, putting the second coat of grey gunk on. Hopefully he will get the render and plaster on this week, and then he is away for a week, so that can dry out some more then. When he comes back, 2 coats of epoxy stuff will go down over 2 days (animals will have to go away for that period) and then the skirtings can go back, and THEN I can get some proper floorcoverings and start to resume something approaching normal life!

However, Ruth has - at last - told me what she wants getting rid of out of her room (let's face it, she doesn't really live here any more) and this gives me somewhere to move stuff into while I tackle the very green room and the study. I think I may be glimpsing a twinkle of light at the end of this very long and convoluted tunnel!

I'm off for my first T'ai Chi class of the season shortly, and this afternoon I am going to move some stuff across to Ruth's room. I won't be able to do much tomorrow because I have to have Freya again, thanks to her dad buggering up his ankle playing a paintball tournament on Sunday - severe internal bruising, and he's hobbling around on crutches, feeling sorry for himself, but not getting much sympathy.

Andrea