A Changeable last week but lots got done ...

Fred & Steve (with help from their mate Gareth) have been working hard on the roof all last week and have made real progress in a few short days - it's finally looking like a house again. However  -

in the topsy turvy rollercoaster world that is "Fred-Cheshire-Land" we have to have to accept that the downs are there to make the ups so enjoyable =). This is how I feel  sometimes on a very good day .

All in all Thursday proved to be a bit of a pooh day when Fred realised that the plans vs the actual building were 16 inches out regarding the position of the stairs. Seriously not good news - however many times you say it out loud and shut your eyes, cross your fingers and pray.

Thanks to Cuppaster's excellent Vodafone mobile coverage there then followed roof truss manufacturers talking to builder: builder chin-wagging for 1 hour to chief building controls officer followed up by a semi-helpful conversation with the architect blady blah blah.
  


Sorted. Why so  important? well in such a small house you have absolutely no headspace to play with so this - for a  day only at least - was quite a problem. Problem solved though.



Saturday we spent an enjoyable evening in the Booth of Sound, this is the small croft house near the Ness of Sound, the little island near the Schoolhouse we're renting. We shared a drink with and got to know some new friends. Peter, also a guest, recently moved to Yell and is our Dutch neighbour who lives at the end of the Cuppaster Road; a school-teacher by profession he and Steve started talking about getting boat to get out and start doing some sea fishing ... maybe something like this? watch this space

Nick - who owns Booth of Sound - works as a judge in the field of child protection. Even from just a few meetings we can see he is an interesting & very passionate man immersed in his work around the world that really makes a difference in peoples lives.

He loves dogs, so when we visited we took Digger and Max, who along with his 2 cocker spaniels made for a cosy evening in front of the peat fire in his living room. Whilst it may have been blowing a gale force 9 hooley outside, and whilst we may have DRIVEN the 500m to his house for fear of getting stuck in the bog, it was  - nevertheless - SUMMER. So Pimms was my tipple of the evening.


                                                            Thankyou and goodnigh m'lud =)

xxx