Roofing finished, for now

Welcome back to a day where it hasn't rained once (yet)!! Amazing, and only 24th June - this year the weather has been like being back in the UK.

An incredible sky yesterday evening

Foggy start to the day

Planting out peppers

Halil touches up the paintjob

Bekir and Sally working on the roof

First of all is a picture taken from the roof terrace of the incredible light we had yesterday evening as the sun went down; it was so spooky and weird; according to my mum it's called a "Lowering Sky" and it was odd! This morning was a bit foggy and cloudy but this burned off very quickly. Angela got outside with Rosie and planted out some peppers but we're going to need to clear more space apparently as there are too many to fit in. The men were to the builders merchant before coming here and arranged for their missing materials to be delivered, then got stuck in with Halil picking up odd jobs through the day while continuing to assist as labourer. He painted some scratched areas on the steelwork and also mopped up the water from the rain the other day. The men were up on the roof cracking on with the remaining waterproofing and were glad of the breeze which was still cool.

Starting to waterproof the second side

Adding the slats to keep it all in place

And it is done, just in time for summer

I had to go out for some chores and Angela did as well so we were both out for a bit, and we did manage to meet up in one of the shops which was nice. As I left the materials delivery van arrived which was great as the men were running short on materials. For the rest of the day they just cracked on and now the roof is at a stage waiting for roofing tiles. With my new contract confirmed I think I may just pull the trigger and get that order in so they can get that done as soon as possible. Of course now the roof is done the rains have stopped (maybe there'll be some tomorrow to test it out) but there's still a few bits and pieces to complete even now - replacing the tiles around the columns, putting a small lip where the door will be to prevent water running in there, and also the rest of the guttering work. Next up they'll be fixing the other part of the balcony as well.

Rosie has started to say real words as well - I'm very proud to say I am calling her first words "Cup of tea" as she definitely says this. It is either that, or "juice" or "cheese".

Thanks for reading.