23 Sept 2012

We had a week with plenty of clouds, but no rain. It is the beginning of spring. The Bible says, if the fig trees start to spout, you know summer is here. Well, our fig tree made a mistake, and got its leaves burnt. (from frost)

With Barry's help, we got the last of the Gib board in the new bathroom fitted. I also started Gib stopping. We have a fibre glass mesh tape that is stuck over the joints, and that gets covered with Gib stop (Polyfilla) In the corners we use a metal angle that is covered in paper. That gives a very nice sharp corner. Plenty of sanding is required. I managed to put up some tape, but not all.

We have a close coupled toilet that was bought some years ago, but has never been used. I assembled it outside and connected the water supply. Then I realised that the pan was designed the wrong way around. The water in the pan is in the forward end of it, which means that it will always be a problem to clean after it was used (skid marks and maybe more) This means we will need to use a different toilet. I have also done a layout of the waste pipes under the floor. Only later I realised that I have not taken the concrete piles in account on which the building rest. I will have to put a line in from the toilet point to the connection point.

Elna has been bugging me, she wants to start planting the hedging and flowers that has been in pots since we moved here. Eventually I gave in, and on Saturday I hired a rotary hoe, a small little machine. It was hard going, as the earth has not been dug since about forty years ago. My arms still ache this morning. Well, we got all 20 hedging plants in and Elna now has some area where she can plant flowers.