Sunny.

It was bright and breezy this morning. It would have been nice to work outside but I had planned to get the spare room ready for a new carpet so that is what I did. I took up the old carpet and tied it in rolls ready to go down to the dump. A good hoovering and a wash down of the woodwork had the room all sorted. After work I drove over to the carpet warehouse and had a long browse through the remnants section. My aim was to spend as little as possible on something that would make the room welcoming. Dark colours were out so I had to pass over a few of the cheapest pieces and I didn't want any pattern or texture. The room is painted yellow so the neutral beige tones of which there were a reasonable selection wouldn't do either. In the end I settled for petrol blue to set off the yellow. The room sized piece cost me £61. Naturally I had to make a start on laying the carpet as soon as I got home. That was not as easy as I had imagined. Trying to push the carpet up to the edges was a bit of a challenge especially with the bed, a chest of drawers and a storage box to shuffle around. I've got it down but it needs a bit more kicking out to the edges and trimming before I can declare the job done.

On my way home I couldn't resist stopping at the same place as yesterday to photograph the evening sky.