Stargazer4moon's blog: "It depends on what occurs on the way."

I don't know where to start but we now have a new conservatory in just four days.  They came on Monday & dismantled all my hard work on the door, sills, windows etc.  I think what surprised them was the putty as I had not long ago re-puttied four of the windows then painted them so they were weather proof after the new garage went up.

I swept up lots of putty that had been walked in as it takes a long time to harden so you can imagine the squige on the conservatory floor.  I should really have cleaned the roof off before they started as they rather got covered in moss and dust as did the floor.  It did not take long before we were down to walls and floor for them to start construction.  On Monday we were forecast rain but did not get any which was amazing and lucky as there was no roof on.  The previous week we had been having biblical rains that came down in torrents or hail storms plus much wind, so it was a relief not to have any of this during the four days they worked.  Once the roof was on it did not matter but the glass was not in for a while as they had to get the construction square which was not easy as the extension was not square to the house plus the front wall at the corner had fallen away or just not been built straight.  There was a two inch gap for them to fill at the corner end which was done with spacers to start with then built on and finally filled.

There are still a few jobs to finish but one of the fitters is coming back on Thursday after he gets back from holiday with his young son.  It is lucky that he was one of the best fitters as there are a few holes he needs to fill which require someone with a good knowledge of building as one is under the door step.

We were supposed to be going away this week-end as it is August Bank Holiday so Monday is a holiday for all and we were going to our friends in Ormskirk for three days.  However, we had to mind our dog sitters dog as she was going away with her new partner to meet the family.  It was unfortunate that they chose this week-end but then maybe it was because of the holiday that they did.  They were doggy sitting another friend's dog and it it lucky Hector get on well with Corky or it would have been a miserable few days.  They play very well together and walk well on a lead together, which is handy if you have to take them out together as Bionic Hobbit does.

Grumpy Amigo came back today to collect Corky with her new partner, who seems a very pleasant and inteligent man.  He showed us some family photos then asked if we had facebook to which Bionic Hobbit said that I did.  He does not do anything like that sort of thing.  I suddenly realised that being a friend with Grumpy Amigo was a NoNo as, just like now, I talk about her especially when Hector has a bad monthly cycle and gets distresssed due to the bitch up the road being on heat at the same time.  It is because of her that he is still a complete dog and not castrated.  He would have been by the kennel owners but she wanted to breed with him.  However, she never did so three years on we have been through so many cycles of him pining for bitches, going off his food and crying, it makes it hard to forgive someone.

I did mention about his bad cycle this time and it fell on deaf ears so no doubt in a year's time Hector will still be in distress and I will still be talking about her.

The only way around this facebook thing is to have another account which is causing me problems as each time I try to make a new account and all it does is open up on the old one.  I will find a way as it takes a lot to beat me.