It rained solidly for most of the day. The pond is nearly overflowing. I have honestly never been in a country as wet as this one. The cat came in several times to complain. She’s not bothered by rain at all, doesn’t mind jumping into puddles, and usually loves the outdoors. We’ve even removed her litter tray from the lounge because she simply doesn’t use it. She even accompanies me for walks to the postbox. But today was an exception. “I don’t mind rain,” she meowed. “But the mice are all soggy. And I don’t like soggy mice.”
I spent most of the day indoors as well. I’ve made a start on the construction of the corridor in the bedroom, and also did some major re-formatting of the book in order to release it as an electronic edition.
Speaking of corridor construction, even that isn’t a simple affair. You see, none of the walls are straight. So this means I need to use the router to trim down the door-frame, otherwise there will be a 3 cm gap at the top on one side. Still, wonky walls are, I suppose, a feature of old houses. The fact of the matter is a lot of old houses are still standing, and don’t suffer from the same issues that modern buildings have. When we visited our friend in Tours, her flat is a case in point. The building was constructed in the 1600’s, and the stairs are anything but straight!
LSS is decidedly unhappy with the garden, as her favourite plants are sick. (The tomatoes have starting to rot without going red). Perhaps next year the polytunnel will be used a bit more; it was built slightly late for this year.
Unsurprisingly, we once again lit the boiler stove.