Winter

So winter is finally here and don't we know it !! Each week we now seem to get about four days of sunshine and three of wind and rain. When I say rain, it's never a drizzle but a torrential downpour that floods the garage (until we can get the alfresco roof up this will always happen !) and the wind takes roofs off houses !!

As our house is 16 years old, single glazed with no form of heating and drafts everywhere it does seem to be colder inside than out - in fact if it wasn't for the price of petrol I'd sit in my car with the heater on all the time !! However, a little while ago Paul bought a wood burner and decided to place it in front of a window so needed a building licence to block up the window. Last week he submitted the application and was told it would take at least a month to approve, fantastic, just what we need, especially as it has turned really cold now (about 18 degrees day time and 8 degrees at night which I know doesn't sound cold but anything less than 25 degrees now has me shivering). So Paul decided to install the fire without bricking up the window yesterday. All went well with the exception of the fact that he was unable to start a fire that stayed lit !! So today he is still practicing .... he should have been in the scouts !!

02:49 - Sun 15 June 2008