Early delivery

Brian ran downstairs this morning as he heard the bell clanging at the front gate. Gedimat were delivering our wood.

He helped the driver unload it into the courtyard, then I wrote them a cheque for payment. I have written out more cheques since we arrived last July than I think I wrote in the UK in the last ten years. It’s still a very acceptable form of payment in France.

I was hopefully going to be able to finish the grouting in the atelier today, and having the wood delivered early meant Brian could start on the stud wall at the bottom of the stairs. He started by chalking a line on the floor and the wall by using his new favourite tool, the laser. He has found it saves him no end of time he would otherwise have spent measuring angles and levels.