A Working Day.

We've had much the same weather again today. Peter spent the day battling with the rayburn. Cleaning it out means dismantling all the parts of the oil burner and scraping off/out the solidified carbon that stops the oil flowing properly. He always ends up by gouging bits out of his hands and the whole process is not good for the joints in his hands. He looks forward to the day we have a 'normal' cooker which doesn't require this kind of maintenance. I painted another wall in the bedroom, twice, and painted the frame of a long mirror with white gloss paint. That gloss paint is a nuisance as it takes so long to even get to touch dry and as someone on a forum mentioned it can take weeks to harden off completely. Not very convenient when you are trying to live in a room at the same time. In the afternoon I gave in to a headache, took some tablets and sat reading in the garden. Because Peter was having difficulty getting the oil valve to flow properly I cooked pasta with cheese sauce on the hot plate served with some sprouting broccoli from the garden.

And now for some more photos from yesterday.....

PS The bleach and bicarb was not a magic solution to cleaning the grout between the bathroom tiles. The best results have been from lots of elbow grease applied with an old toothbrush.