This is Jeff is putting the dowel in the holes , I cant bear to watch it, no hard hat, ropes, safety nets or scaffolding!
As I type, guttering is being put up around the roof, two weeks late but happening at last. The wood is going up on the third side of the house and next week should see the final side done. Kenrick is a hard taskmaster and seems to set the team impossible goals, which are mostly achieved by the end of the week. There is lots of plastering of walls going on and next week the ground floor should be almost done ready for windows. The painter has started to do the eaves and rafters upstairs and they are looking very good. Jeff is still on dowelling duties and still not enjoying the task. I have got lots of cuttings on the go and keep my eye open for any plants along the wayside that need a good home!
At the weekend we met up with Jeff’s godson and girlfriend and we did a bit of an Island tour including a swim in the waterfall.
The new Prime Minister( the last one died a week ago at aged 82 yrs) came to Chateau Mygo on Tuesday night, so Doreen was putting on a good spread for them and they all seemed very happy with the service. Other than that it has been a quiet time. I still haven’t been put to work but I have bought 15 litres of the coating that goes on the outside of the house so I don’t think it will be too long before my lazy days come to an end.
We are still threatened almost weekly by tropical storms. Most of them fizzle out luckily or go north but it does keep us looking at satellite pictures and following various web sites for information. September is the peak month for hurricanes and after that things should settle down. The weather is lovely in between times, just a little rain and breezy hot days.
Great for sailing if the rudder was fixed but that has been delayed even more. We had been waiting for the part, which had been ordered. I had e mailed the company several times and got e mails returned so I rang this morning only to find out that Peters Opal was in receivership and that no part would be forth coming. Thank goodness we hadn’t paid for it but we feel so sorry for the people who must have put deposits down for new boats and have now lost them. The boat yard in Belgium is now on our case so it will be a few more months yet before we can sail again.
This weekend has definitely been designated as rest and recuperation but I will let you know how that turns out next week!
At the weekend we met up with Jeff’s godson and girlfriend and we did a bit of an Island tour including a swim in the waterfall.
The new Prime Minister( the last one died a week ago at aged 82 yrs) came to Chateau Mygo on Tuesday night, so Doreen was putting on a good spread for them and they all seemed very happy with the service. Other than that it has been a quiet time. I still haven’t been put to work but I have bought 15 litres of the coating that goes on the outside of the house so I don’t think it will be too long before my lazy days come to an end.
We are still threatened almost weekly by tropical storms. Most of them fizzle out luckily or go north but it does keep us looking at satellite pictures and following various web sites for information. September is the peak month for hurricanes and after that things should settle down. The weather is lovely in between times, just a little rain and breezy hot days.
Great for sailing if the rudder was fixed but that has been delayed even more. We had been waiting for the part, which had been ordered. I had e mailed the company several times and got e mails returned so I rang this morning only to find out that Peters Opal was in receivership and that no part would be forth coming. Thank goodness we hadn’t paid for it but we feel so sorry for the people who must have put deposits down for new boats and have now lost them. The boat yard in Belgium is now on our case so it will be a few more months yet before we can sail again.
This weekend has definitely been designated as rest and recuperation but I will let you know how that turns out next week!
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