Locks done

We were in two minds as to whether to put locks on the doors to the two bedrooms for the chambre d’hôte. We decided that it would be the right thing to do. I have to say that choosing and fitting locks is not an easy task. We knew we wanted them to be chrome, we felt this was a bit more subtle. So we ordered a couple of Yale locks off the Internet, and yesterday Brian set about fitting them.

The scary thing is drilling a 32mm hole in the door, and making doubly sure it is the right size and in the right place. There really is no room for error. I left him to this, as I really don’t think he needed me asking my normal questions “so what if…?” and “How does …?”

I got on with the painting of the shutters, and now also the sanding of the pair of shutters that we had intended to leave until next year (why wait?).

I’d been chatting with a friend and mentioned that we were leaving the last pair of shutters to do next year. She asked why, and when I started to think about it again, I really didn’t know why. So I’m now doing two pairs, and gosh, they are not easy. Although this last pair does not need much repair, it is in need of plenty of preparation with the sander. But I do think it’s the right thing to do.

During my day I’d been thinking about dinner, and it was making me very hungry. We had some cottage pie left over from a couple of nights back, as I always seem to make enough for four people. So I was thinking how could I reinvent it?. I remembered I had some pastry in the fridge, and thought ‘how about a meat and potato pasty, with chips?’. So when I had enough of sanding I set about making the pasties. Best of all we still have a bit of HP sauce. I have to say it was very delicious and a real hit with Brian.