Busy weekend, and barbed wire

Welcome back and it has been a very busy weekend here, while today good progress has been made.

Thelma snoozes on my shins

Xena watches from the stairs

A load of recycling and rubbish

The day warming up nicely

Pool time for everyone

Rosie paints while our friends watch

Settling down to far too much meat

The kids get their dessert at Rosie's Café

Saturday was an awesome day. I got time to cuddle with Thelma and Xena before Rosie woke in the morning and then we all got stuck in continuing the tidying and cleaning that Angela had done such an awesome job of on Friday. I loaded up Thomas with loads of recycling and some rubbish, flattened a load of boxes, and then Rosie and I went to leave the recycling then went to town for a few bits. It was a lovely warm day and we were all ready for the pool (and I was already in it with Rosie) when Dincher and family arrived for a pool and BBQ visit. It was a really lovely time with everyone swimming and having fun in the pool before we climbed out and cooked and ate a lovely BBQ. The kids got on really well and us adults had a great time too. We were all pretty shattered by the end of the day, though.

Bacon and Eggs for Breakfast

Rosie helps with glue

The deer stands and watches us

Now the deer runs away

Sunday morning I was woken very early by Rosie and couldn't get back to sleep. By early I mean 2:30. I did a few bits and pieces, made some breakfast for us all then headed back for a nap. Angela had a wonderful day playing with Rosie and then she came to Room 13 and for the first time she helped with some hobbying and then we went into the pool for a bit. Just as we were waiting for dinner we saw a deer in the field which saw us, watched, then ran for it. Brilliant. It was a good day indeed.

Bekir and Halil make a start on the barbed wire

Agile Bekir fits the barbed wire

Halil's barbed wire dispensing device

Halil tidies up some stones

Getting to the end of the fence

Key on a chain to keep it safe

And so we reach today. There was a big storm in the night which woke both Angela and I up and we were around the house shutting windows however Rosie didn't stir. The men were in as the rain stopped about 7:30 and they got stuck into running the barbed wire around the top of the fence. They made really good progress and ran through all the barbed wire we had already bought. They popped down and picked up enough to complete the job but by the end of the day they had all but finished the outside run - I think they have one more strand to run down the back fence. I also saw that they had put a little chain and clip on the key for the front gate which is a great little idea.

Rosie and Angela having fun in the pool

Stuff gathered ready for another beach day

After school Rosie went into the pool with Angela while I helped prep for dinner - I have had a stinking headache all day today with how close it has been after the storm and we are going to Greece tomorrow so I really wanted to be rested and fresh.

So there it is. Thanks for reading, we'll be back tomorrow.