Grey.

Despite the grey sky the wind has been surprisingly warm today. Not that nasty icy blast that was blowing a few days ago. Peter went off early to a regatta and has just returned hours later than expected. The regatta was at Appledore and the strong wind slowed things down a lot. Not the rowing but the changeovers. This time instead of each of the 14 clubs bringing their own gigs there were 8 gigs from the local clubs to be used in every race. The gigs were all the same, lighter plastic ones not the heavy wooden gigs, but each club had their own oars and seats so the changeovers took a while. Especially as the wind was blowing the gigs against each other and the quay so that people were up to their waists in the water pushing the gigs apart. Peter rowed in the super-vets (over 50) crew and is happy that they came 4th in each of their heats. Many of the other crews had been rowing all their lives so 4th is a good result for a club that is only 4 years old.

After a spot of housework and a leisurely pot of coffee rather than my usual decaff instant I got to work on the shed panel. At first I thought that all I needed to do was nail the planks to a couple of battens before nailing the panel to the shed but I had to leave gaps for the shed supports. I made sure to measure and check a number of times before nailing all the bits together but now it is done. Not that it can be seen in the summer when the blackcurrant bushes are in leaf but the shed now has a respectable looking side. And all done with oddments we already had. I'll have to think about the back which is an equally dilapidated state. We will have to have the other shed's roof panels delivered as neither of us can fit 2.5m panels in our cars.

Now for a relaxing evening with a wood fire and ice dancing to watch.