Sunny.

Bright and sunny today. Last night's clear skies, with lovely views of the stars, made for a chilly night and morning so I was glad that I had already put the the tender plants in the cold frame. There wasn't much wind, just enough to get a line of towels nicely dry by the end of the afternoon.

There were eleven of us in the Welsh class today. It was good to see new faces but any more would be too much. During one exercise where there were pictures on the screen for us to talk about I wondered why our tutor didn't ask me to contribute even though I'd been putting up my hand. It was only when we went back to class mode that I realised I had inadvertently turned off my camera. Silly me. Still that's better than thinking I had muted myself when I hadn't. That's a situation I dread so I'm always checking for the red line that shows I'm muted.

 

I had hoped to do some gardening afterwards as I'd only been able to spend a little time outside with my coffee enjoying the sun as were at least two or maybe more dragonflies but I had to wait for the damp man. When he came I showed him all the areas I was worried about. He doesn't think the damp course has failed but that most of the damp we see inside is probably due to condensation or places where the outside render has blown. (The sooner that gets sorted the better.) He agreed that the solution for the really bad damp by the French doors would be to cut away a strip of the paving on the terrace and put in a covered gutter all the way along so that the damp course there is no longer breached. That means trying to sort out builders for that job as well. He suggested stripping the inside wall of the wardrobe which is definitely damp, treating with mould killer and then using a mould treatment paint both of which he sold me. Guess what my next diy job is going to be?

Before the damp man's visit I fixed the second baton to Peter's wall. All I need now is to buy more hooks. I love getting things organised.

Off in a mo. to disco aerobics where I can clear my head of all these building worries. (Building as in diy not as in increasing.)