A nice fireplace.

This is a busy week. The woodburning stove is being fitted tomorrow so the old fireplace has to go. On Thursday we have the highlight of the social calendar - we go to the pensioner's dinner. 'Surely you aren't old enough Chris ' I can hear you say ' you certainly don't look old enough Chris '. You are quite right. I am going to lie about by age. And on Friday we are picking up Young Jack for the weekend. Busy busy.

Frame gone.

Nearly gone.

Gone.

Yay!! We got grass!

The lathe still works!!

Work on the woodturning workshop continues. The lathe has survived its long break - seems fine just needed oiling.

This is what I am doing.

Workshop now closed off. New shelves etc. A place for everything and everything in its place. For now.

This is what the ground looks like.

Very untidy. I'd like it cleaned up now please.

Went out in the car today.

To order Christmas foods. Look at the temperature!!

Another cold night ahead.

The ground is still solid so I am in the workshop. Finishing the doors, building the partition that will separate the woodturning end and putting up shelves. Just keeping busy till the thaw.

The weather continues cold.

But no more snow. The ground is frozen so no outside work is getting done. I
have been doing IT for Kate - she has switched from the slow PC to the iMac
- so I have been setting it up and transferring all her data.

A kite came to feed on the chicken bones by the bird table.

I had to run for the camera!

A day off so time for a walk.

This is along the River Towy just down from the cottage.

and this

The new indoor Swing Ball court.