Plastering and Christmas Lights

Today is a day of two halves. I'm late starting this so let's get to it.

A big pile of sand has been delivered

Let it burn

Starting to slap the mortar on the walls

Angela takes a stroll

Getting towards the end of the first mix

The men started the day trying to make use of our existing sand to make up the plaster/mortar however that sand was bought mixed with stones and it was really difficult for them to separate the stones out, what with all the rain that has made the sand very heavy and sticky, so we ordered some more sand which arrived very quickly. While waiting for that Bekir had another tidy around and lit another fire to get rid of it. It was quite stinky. Once the new sand had arrived they mixed a load of mortar up and then Bekir got to work in the restricted space, throwing the mortar onto the exterior wall to seal it prior to plastering. Thankfully the rain did stop today, however it didn't really brighten up that much and was miserable and grey all day. In the afternoon Angela went to collect Thomas with the men and also to do some stuff at our friends house to winterise their place so it was only a half day for the men anyway.

Gizmo and Tiny say hi to Rosie

Rosie watching the show

Rosie on my shoulders

Time to meet Santa again

As Angela was out I got to collect Rosie from school and when we got back the puppies from the farm were at the gate again. Rosie loves them and hopped out the car to say hello to Gizmo and Tiny. After that it was time for a little hobby then when Angela got back, much later than we'd expected, there was a huge rush to get back out the house and down to town in time for the lights show. It was pretty awesome with singers and dancers and Rosie saw some of her friends, sat on my shoulders for a bit, then met Santa and got a little gift. We left actually before the lights were turned on as Rosie was hungry and so were we - we had a nice dinner at the local fast food place which we do like then headed back in time for bed time for Rosie and me to write this update.

So there it is. Another weekend is upon us so back on Monday. Thanks for reading.