18th April 2018
I was beyond the valley of happiness as the walls turned pink as the plaster was applied.
It has been a long time, but it’s getting there, and more progress should be reached tomorrow. As I walked around, after the guys had left for the day, I noticed they had scribbled “Thursday ” on various walls. I have always known that certain tradesmen pace themselves to squeeze as much money as they can from their clients, and there is little that can be done to avoid it. I had set Friday as the deadline for completion of the plastering, and it looks like they will stretch it out till then.
On the whole I have been satisfied with the quality of the work the builders have done. I have been amazed at the cost of materials, nothing is cheap anymore. There has been a lot of soul searching, and comprising, but I wanted a finish that I would happy with, and hopefully I will achieve it.
Nicola and Colin came to help with cutting up a rotten fence covered with more ivy that had fallen into my next door neighbour’s garden. This led to four trips to the dump, for which I can now drive in my sleep, and where the prospect of driverless cars seem appealing.
Another Lifetime to go 