A surreal week

It's been a roller-coaster week. After the hustle and bustle of Week 30, there was little doubt this would be a hard week to follow. Having managed to secure an extra joiner, the main bathroom is making some progress but this room is being held up by the tweaking required to the plumbing. So when the plumber walked off the job, everything fell apart, at least for the contractor. In my mind, it's the client's prerogative to feel the emotional pressure of a long drawn-out project. When the main contractor finds the whole thing hard going, it doesn't become any easier. The good news is that the issues with the plumber have been resolved - whatever they were - and he's back on site tomorrow. In the meantime, the digger is back and they've already managed to make significant inroads with ground levels. The old beech and leylandii hedges are all gone, a move which has opened up the garden beyond our wildest dreams. We always knew it was a good size, however, after removing these hedges, it's pretty clear we have a lot of space to play with - and a lot of landscaping to do!