Priceless Paintings from W7

You won’t believe how much work fun I have with our ongoing building works, even before we enter the heavy-duty knock-through-wall period (the start of which is imminent!). Mostly, it’s just a set of 5 to 10 minute things, and each individual one is perfectly fine, but they add up over the day.

Here’s an example:

8.00 First builder arrives (the one without the key), so I let him in, such that he can get changed and get to work.

8.45 Builder forgot his mobile phone charger and wonders if I could help out…? I can.

9.30 Coffee needs preparing for the 10 am coffee break – fair enough, I prefer them drinking my coffee rather than wander off to buy some somewhere

10.00 Coffee is ready. Do we still have lump-free sugar? Where’s the milk? Three clean mugs?

10.45 Whether they could borrow my circular handsaw again? They can.

11.30 Some delivery is made to the front door. Must answer the door and send the guy ‘round to the back entrance.

12.30 Second batch of coffee needs preparing

13.00 Coffee is ready. Must clean tray from mix of sand, cement, sugar and water, find fresh mugs, etc.

14.30 Builder calls with another question or clarification about something

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This is my current day-in day-out life. On the upside, we continue making swift progress, so much that I am now under stress to evacuate the kitchen and dining area well ahead of plan. Oh, joy!

Most recent photos are now online. Enjoy.

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