It's the last day of June. When the weather is fine I am outside...see photos in second half below. When it is wet I catalogue books.
[1] Iseabail's Books from her library. I have now catalogued them all. They are dictionaries: mainly related to the Scots language. They are big, they are heavy and are sitting in my living room while we find a home for them. (I have the list available as a pdf file but I don't know how to put it here!)
[2] A thing of beauty is a new handle on a garden fork. Mr Fraser Robb, Drymen, who sells agriculatural products did a magnificent job keeping my Clyde-built handle and giving it is new wooden handle one metre long.
It's a 'ladies fork' and is irreplaceable. (Thank you, but 'No' I do not want to buy an new one even if it is cheaper.)
[3] I have now grouted the front steps of the house. It has taken me 2 years and 2 hours (after going on UTube) to do the job. The reason I was spurred into action was that a knight in shining armour called Iain Stewart and his mate arrived to clean the sides of the house and, while they were at it, they cleaned the front horizontal 'porch' plus the steps. Two fellows with the right kit (chemicals plus hot water and detergent) did a magnificant job. So I have decided: no more scrubbing with the deck brush! (I got his name from Mairi and wish I had got moving on this sooner!)
[4] Happiness is a neatly stacked woodpile. Job done. Lomond Logs, Croftamie, delivered a 'bulk bag' (one metre cubed) of birch. Birch!...you never see it in this part of the world. And it is all kiln dried.
Two neighbourhold lads with a Can-Do attitude carried the split logs from the front driveway up to the back of the garage and I stacked it. Done and dusted in less than an hour...and all ready for winter. (What am I saying?! I can just as often light a fire in July as January!)
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