DIY SOS

I will put it out there from the start - me and DIY is not a formula that Carol Volderman would suggest. I haven't got the patience, the technique, the inclination nor the time. Designers of wardrobes from Ikea are either slightly off centre or are all comedians because most of the time the instructions they write really are a laugh as nothing ever measures up. Lady A, to her credit, is very good at building them - far better than I - so I just stand around handing out new types of gloves for the different applications and occasionally hammer the odd nail. In my defence the last thing my body wants to do after a 14 mile run is bend down and play about with dowels but it was needed that's for sure. Tomorrow we have a new guest arriving to stay for a year so renovations were urgently required.

Lots of tidying complete (I hope said guest doesn't go near the loft or shed as the contents will all fall out) and from tomorrow we have three humans and three animals living under one roof. Give it 6 weeks and that will be two animals as old Fred goes for a nap for 6 months