The build is at a standstill

It has been a pretty uneventful week with work on the house at a standstill. Everything is dictated by the weather which unfortunately has turned and we are experiencing the sort of weather that the UK gets only once every few years, when its causes mayhem. Winds so strong that trees are uprooted, tiles are lifted off roofs and garden fences are damaged. The wind roars around the house pulling at the shutters, windows and doors finding every crack, causing terrible draughts, which makes it feel very cold. However outside it remains quite mild, as the winds are not coming from the North, that’s if you dare to venture out. Unbelievably the worst damage these terrible winds appear to do here is break a few flowerpots, that is apart from the noise keeping you awake at night.

Lula the older cat has given up on us completely and we haven’t seen her for some time now. Dolly and Tara, as you have probably noticed from the recent pictures, have come on leaps and bounds and are delightful. They now look well-fed and loved pussycats and from their behaviour it is obvious they are feeling happier and healthier. We picked up some acorns while out walking recently which they absolutely love. They chase them round the apartment pushing them under anything they can find, cupboards, slippers, chairs and have great fun. It is their favourite game and they have acquired great dribbling skills. Quite often they have mad moments when they stalk each other and play fight, something they simply never had the energy for in the past, most of this playing and fighting, you might guess, takes place after we have gone to bed.