Tiling all but done

 Today has been super busy for me, and cold and windy outside.

A digger for Rosie

Bekir midday working on the tiles

Lovely cuddles from Thelma and Louise

Rosie playing with her new digger

Right towards the end of the day

On the way back from dropping Rosie to school (first day back since being unwell) Angela picked up a new thing for Rosie on that I bought second hand - a mechanical digger. She loves diggers and I was pretty sure she'd love this. The men were in and working in damp and cold and wind up on the roof terrace but they really are getting there now. As I say I was very busy and at the end of the work day I took a quick 20 minutes on my sofa cuddled up with the puppies then Rosie got back from school and it was time to see the new digger. She loved it but it was already too cold and dark to take it to the sandpit sadly. Upstairs the men were very nearly done on the tiling, only a few more little bits and then they will grout. and that should be this task completed.

Diggers across the valley

Rosie bouncing very high

Musical Rosie

Talking of diggers there have been quite a lot working on the new gas pipeline in the last few days, looking to bury it on the other side of the valley. Noisy but they're working fast. I also may very soon be the proud owner of a new digger, but we shall see what happens over the next couple of days. Rosie was having a lot of fun after school including bouncing VERY high on the trampoline, and asking to look at my guitars; she was playing away and so was I, the first time for many years.

And there it is; another day done. Cheers for reading.

Weekend and sunny day

 The men weren't in on Saturday, as you can tell by the fact I didn't write an update.

Sunrise on Saturday morning

Rosie bouncing on the trampoline

Playing in the sand

Daddy Pasta cooking on the wood burner

Four more bookshelves assembled

Rosie after helping a bit with leaves

Running around on the trampoline

We did have a beautiful sunrise, however, and then time on the trampoline before I took Rosie to see the specialist at the hospital for a final checkup. She was very very good, and the doctor was very pleased and gave her the all clear! Such a relief. After that we had time to play outside quite a lot, including hide and seek and "catch you" and also playing in the sandpit. I then had the pleasure of cooking my Spicy Pork Pasta for dinner which went down very well. On Sunday I put up the final bookshelf on the top corridor and then ordered some more units to go underneath them. I also got into the roof for a bit and did more clearing up htere. In the afternoon Rosie helped me collecting leaves for the toilets (for a bit; then she took herself off to talk to the trees) and after that it was back up to the trampoline again for more running around and bouncing. A good weekend all round.

Bekir and Halil in the mist making progress

Bekir cutting a tile to size

Later in the afternoon

Football on the balcony with Rosie

Today started off foggy and stayed that way quite a long time. I was very very busy with work so didn't get out to take many pictures, other than when I went up to take coffee in the morning. The tiles are looking great and we're getting near to completion now finally. Rosie was out with Angela a lot of the day and after work I got to spend lots of fun time with her, swinging in her swing outside and going onto the roof terrace to watch the big diggers which are burying the gas pipe across the valley and then onto the outside balcony to play football as the sun went down.

There it is, a quick update again. Back again tomorrow. Thanks for reading.

End of the week... maybe...?

Today has been another busy and tiring day; Angela is thankfully feeling a bit better (though I've got a headache I'm hoping it's just the tail end of the slight sniffle I've had all week) and Rosie seems a whole lot better (she's FAR naughtier so that's a good sign at least).

The sun is on its way

Continuing the tiling

Rosie "working" at my desk

Starting a new painting

Footballing skills on display

Thelma and Louise enjoy the sun

I am also enjoying the sun

It was a lovely sunrise and the day has been lovely pretty much all day, though the wind did get up at one point. I was able to work after waking for Rosie but unfortunately Angela's stomach got very bad shortly after she woke so she had to go back to bed. Illness sucks! The workmen were in and laying tiles all day and I was entertaing Rosie. She wanted to work at my desk, then we did some trampolining while I hoovered up all the dead flies that have come out the wood in the ceiling with this warm weather, then she painted for a fair while and finally we played football on the outside balcony. It was lovely. Around this time Angela woke and she was feeling well enough to sit outside and watch while we played some hide and seek and enjoyed the sun, it really was very lovely.

Rosie with her dandelion chain

Jumping in leaves (that I just raked up)

Walking the puppies

A (tiny) preying mantis

Coming to the end of the day

Glorious sunset

After a little snack I got the leaf rakes out and Rosie helped me (after getting a dandelion chain made by Angela) and then she jumped in piles of leaves and basically had a great time. It was lovely to have her laughing and smiling and pulling the rake. She also got to swing for a bit then we decided to take the puppies for a walk which was also lovely; just a short walk but nice to get out. After a nap (and some work time for me) we spent more time on the balcony where we spotted a preying mantis on the window. It was still there this evening when we showed Angela. The workmen were still cracking away until 5pm but didn't seem too keen on coming back tomorrow so we shall see if they do. The sunset was, however, stunning.

So there you have it; in the unlikely event that the men are in tomorrow there'll be an update; otherwise back on Monday.

More tiling

Another day of it today; Angela has been unwell all day so I have got to spend the day with Rosie which has been lovely (though I'd rather Angela was better) while the workmen have been cracking on with the tiling.

A really beautiful start to the day

Rosie having fun with her bikes

Bekir onto the second course of tiles

Rosie on the trampoline having fun

It's painting time

Playing with "ice"

Thelma found a comfy spot

Rosie playing with the sand

Progress through the morning

It was a glorious start to the day, and has stayed beautiful if a bit windy at times all day. I was working a little when Angela became unable to look after Rosie so headed down to try to entertain a toddler all day. First of all we had some time on the patio with her bikes. Then we went past the roof terrace to find out how the men were doing (more tiles going down) and onto the balcony for a couple of separate stretches of trampoline time and painting. After that it was into the lounge and we played with dice and the dice tower before heading outside to play in the sand. All of this, before lunch. On our way down we again popped up to see the men and find out how the tiling was coming on.

Four more pallets of blocks

Cement and lime

Tiles at the end of the day

After lunch (noodles for both of us) we headed into town to pick up some bits and pieces like bananas and when we got back the truck was just leaving having dropped off some more materials. I'm sure this is still not "everything" but it didn't return after this. We have lots of blocks and a huge pile of cement (that the men then lifted inside the chicken house to keep it out of the weather) but no fencing and no barbed wire that I saw. Other than this they kept on with the tiling and are making slow but steady progress. I have asked them to work on Saturday if possible to get it finished so Monday can start the other work but we shall see.

So another day; here's hoping that Angela is fully better tomorrow. Thanks for reading.

Starting to cut tiles

Today has been a much more normal day, which is a relief as a person can have too much drama in their life.

Cleaning up the mess in the mist

Halil wheeling, the bucket going back up

Bekir removes the last of the tiles

New tiles starting to go down

360 degrees from the roof terrace

The blocks are started to be delivered

The men were in on time and got started up on the roof terrace straight away, despite there being drizzle in the air. It remained damp and foggy for quite a lot of the day. First of all they swept and cleaned then chipped out the last of the old tiles. It is kind of sad to see the lovely blue sky tiles all gone but getting the roof sealed is far more important. By nearing the end of the day all the prep work was done and they were starting to cut the tiles for the edges and odd shapes, which is the slow part of the job. It had turned into an absolutely glorious day with stunning views from up there. Just as my work day was reaching an end the truck arrived bringing the first of the materials for the next job. I think it's going to be a bit unlikely this will get completed before the snows but we can try; if they can really crack on with the tiling (and I may ask if they want to work Saturday as well this week to get that done) there is a small chance. Rosie was awake just as the truck arrived so I stood out with her (she was in my arms when I took the picture) and she was grinning and loving watching it work.

Tables arrived so well packaged

Lovely sunset

I headed down to town with Rosie after this to collect four new tables from the courier, and then go to the shop. This was a lovely little trip. The sunset this evening was also stunning.

And there you have it; a normal day. So needed. Thanks for reading.