Ali

Because it was Saturday, we went to clean the holiday lodge and because we have no booking for this week we are taking the opportunity to do a bit of maintenance. While The Man removed other peoples leaves from our gutters, I took a serious look at the garden.

It's a very steep plot of land with a sloping lawn on two sides, too steep to safely mow, really. I had been working on a design for a series of steps leading up to a seat, the sort with a frame over it to grow climbers. The Man and I measured it, paced it out, walked up and down imaginary steps and debated the construction. We had a plan!

Unknown to us our letting agents had a plan, too! It had involved sending out a Safety Factsheet so all property letters can ensure they comply With Health and Safety regulations for their visitors. I try to think of all eventualities and offer a secure place to stay but when I read all the paragraphs relating to steps and stairs I felt I had wasted the whole afternoon! It would be much less complicated to have s shrubbery!

Back at home it was getting late and I realised the shots I had relied upon for blip were focused wrongly! The cat was sitting cutely until I got the camera out and looked at me oddly before she made her escape.

Maybe it was the whistle I was blowing to get her attention that she didn't like!