… it was when I knocked off this evening – on POETS Day too, would you believe?
But at least I have all of the stones in place in the wall and all of the joints have been filled in.
Dodging the heavy rain showers of course, but I wasn’t going to let a little water bother me too much.
There was a half-bucket of mortar left over too, and nowhere to stick it (no suggestions, please), I put that on the inside upstairs.
And such is the state of play today.
I would like to say that the wall is finished but of course it isn’t. And I’m not very happy with it at all.
I had the predicted avalanche of stones that wiped out a lot of today’s work and a good part of yesterday’s too but I’ve managed to replace it all.
What I’m going to have to do is to leave it for a week or two for the stones to settle and the mortar to cure. Then to go over it again to see if there are any loose stones or cracks in the mortar and seal them in again.
At least, it’s in far better condition now that it ever was before.
And do you notice the addition to the guttering? The 87° angle and the guttering offcut that takes the water well away from under the eaves and stops 10 litres of rain water going down the back of your overalls 30 seconds after the rain starts?
This morning though I went to Marcillat-en-Combraille to record the Radio Anglais rock music programme for Radio Tartasse but there was no-one there.
I tried ringing them at home but no answer so after waiting half an hour I came home. Maybe they forgot – or else maybe I mixed up the dates. That wouldn’t surprise me.
So I came back and worked on the website for a couple of hours.
And this evening? Nothing at all. I deserve a rest and I’ll be going to bed in a tick.
