Brian jumped out of bed around 7.30, “It’s raining!” he exclaimed. “If you can get out of bed, pop the kettle on”. That was good, It meant I didn’t have to go and help him cover everything up that was stockpiled in the courtyard. We really had not expected rain until Sunday evening. But it was only drizzle, so didn’t take much for Brian to throw a few dust sheets over everything.

We then had a nice slow drink of tea and discussed the plan for the day. M. Humbert, our builder, had given us homework. We needed to move the shelves and everything on them from the main barn, and take the electrics, lights etc, off the beams in the cellar and pump room. Didn’t seem too difficult, but what we didn’t want to be doing is to keep moving stuff from one place to another. So we decided we needed to work on the middle barn first, as the ceiling was removed now in there, and prepare that to move the shelving into. Sounds easy, but the first job was move the log pile.

Tomorrow all we need to do is move the shelves from the main barn, and take down the electrics in the cellar and well room. But for now we are both looking forward to a nice hot shower, and a glass of champagne or two.

Log Jam

Well on its way

‘Hay, down there!’