Keeping on keeping on

David finished removing all the radiators, and has decided to leave the ground floor piping until Richard has cut into the floor where he needs to; we're hoping he has the right tools/knows what he's doing, and will leave much less damage than if we try to pry up the tongue-and-groove boards ourselves.

We had a surprise visit [well, it was a surprise to me! I suspect my husband and his mother had arranged in advance that she come along, bearing lunch yumminesses...] from my mother-in-law.  She really likes the project, and the woodland took her "back" to a childhood home [same for me; growing up around trees seems to leave a magical, lasting impression].

Fingers crossed that the next time she visits it will be a warmer, more comfortable experience!

David filled in the rest of the afternoon by strimming the last remaining patch of grass and brambles by the house [looks really great now; very 'kempt'!], and tidying the trimmings away.

I carried on extending the garden to the south; we can now see a further-away oak tree - another weekend, and I should be there.  When we completed on the house, we couldn't even get to the oaks at the end of the lawn; now we are nearly at the next lot - it really does feel like progress, even if my days seem to merge into one!

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