Overcast.

A grey day but not too cold. I didn't get to work in the garden because I have spent the whole day waiting for a delivery of bricks and stuff for the work on the chimney. Really I stayed indoors within earshot of the house phone in case the delivery people phoned after getting lost, which always happens if they use a sat-nav. The oil man came and filled up out tank while I kept an eye out in case the delivery truck came. I thought that the oil tanker and a lorry in the front yard would be a bit of a logistical problem. By 2.00 I had heard nothing so I rang the builders' merchants. Apparently the driver was on his lunch break but would be delivering the goods in the afternoon. By 4.45 I rang once more but the office hadn't heard anything. 30 mins later they rang back and said the driver couldn't find the address and hadn't had a phone signal so he had returned to town. I gave some directions and they have promised to deliver first thing tomorrow morning. 

I have kept myself occupied by going through all of this year's photos and making a photo book of the garden and the surrounding area choosing pictures for each month. It was fun to do and I know I will enjoy having a book of glossy photos to remind myself how the garden looked through the year. It was a special offer though by the time I  had paid for glossy paper and the postage it doubled in price. 

Romas rang in the afternoon and it was good to hear his voice. I spoke to Vytas yesterday on Skype, (with the camera not working from my end ) so my cup runneth over.