New subject matter, that's what I have been hoping to find, but I have to confess that I am struggling, the last few weeks have been spent mostly making more leather goods (but I don't wish to bore you with more pictures of that) keeping warm, interspersed with a little fishing. So, nothing new there then. In fact, mundane is probably a good word to describe the last month or more. On one occasion, I even mowed acres of grass (free of charge) on the site for something to do, it was quite fun, riding on a tiny tractor after having repaired three punctures in one front wheel first. I have also repaired a leaking water pipe, unblocked toilets and assisted with the repair of several cars, in addition I have re-erected awnings that were flattened by the wind, emptied waste bins full of water that were filled by children for a little fun and yesterday replaced the ignitor block on our own heating system. The last time this device failed (in 2005) I had to wait three weeks for a service agent in the midlands to get the part from Truma, imagine my delight, yesterday (a bank holiday Sunday) when discovering the fault at 08:00 hours and fitting a replacement before 11:00 hours and for twenty pounds less than listed on the Internet. We have of course re-kindled a fair few old friendships as people have turned up for weekend breaks and it has been good to see them all healthy and happy. I think that we will be moving on soon even if only to break out from under the perpetual cloud that has covered the skies here for a fortnight or more.
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