Day Off and then back to work

Sunday 13 April
We spent the day with Henriette and Jackie, ate too much, drank too much, still couldn't shake my bad throat and cough.
Watched Philomena in the evening.  Bit of a tearjerker.
We are seriously considering keeping the caravan as it is looking good, now it is empty!  It would be a bedroom for guests, as well as provide extra storage and an emergency backup.

Monday 14 April
24C again, very summery although chilly at night.  A weeding and DIY day with a bit of shopping thrown in for good measure.

Tuesday 15 April
A late start but then we really worked hard all day.  Chris strimmed and I weeded, oh the excitement of it all!  But by the evening the front of the house was looking neat and tidy and the shutters were half way ready to be painted.  Supper and a couple of beers and then we were ready for bed well before 10pm

Wed 16 April
I set aside this morning to do housework.  Unlike most houses, this doesn't involve dusting etc but it's closer to 'building site management' than 'housework'. I managed to do a bit but the weather is exceptionally, unseasonally wonderful so I headed off to the garden.

Chest still playing up a bit.  The self-medication regime doesn't seem to be working [expectorant all day, ibuprofen and sleeping tablet at night to get through with only a couple of bouts of coughing and coffee in the morning to get rid of the lethargy brought about by the tablets].  Carried on weeding, hoeing, planting and raking and have developed the same aches as last year - probably the first time I've used these particular muscles since I was last here.

A plumber came to look at the non-functioning boiler in the caravan.  He's English so there was a lot of tutting and drawing of breath and 'Well, that's going to cost, can't be repaired, it'll need to be replaced'.   Think I'll ask someone else. Or we might just keep it until it falls to bits and then worry about it  That would mean that I could invite people to stay and not have to share my bed with them, quite a useful addition to the house at the moment!!!!

Then the roofers came back to repair the small roof [which has not yet been renewed and has been dropping onto the new roof over the course of the winter].  Another expense we hadn't bargained for but we had no choice really.

A sunny evening spent between the caravan and house.  The days are all starting to meld into one at the moment.