Some work finally gets done.

Another sleepless night, worrying about everything, particularly worrying about the fact we have to get up early so that Chris can take Kate back to the airport so she can return home. 

They dropped me at the caravan at 7am and it was freezing so I put on my sheepskin jacket and some thick socks and snuggled under a duvet until the tree surgeon and his team arrived at 8am.  It was nice to have some company and to see work getting under way.  Then the builder arrived to discuss our septic tank and a few other jobs that we want to get done this year. After that, it was one visitor after another.

Even the postman came by to bring my Carte Grise to show ownership of the car and my insurance documents.  It was quite exciting!

Before

By 2pm the caravan was baking so I found a job outside to keep me cool for a while, the gentle grind of the chain saw on one side of the house and the digger making a trench on the other combined to make me aware of how little sleep I've had over the past couple of nights.   I sat in the caravan and dozed.

Something horrible, Chris realised that someone has been using the woodshed as a toilet, yukky!!

Afterwards, we can now see all the lovely Ash trees and a view across the valley. 
We'll have lovely sunsets
We've got enough firewood to do us for a very long time!