And the Lord said unto Nick “It’s going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights; go and build an ark and put two of all the animals into it”. Well, the woodwork’s coming along nicely and we’ve got 2 chickens, 2 snails, 2 slugs, 2 mice, 2 dogs, 2 Rhoneys and 3 Cawthrays so far. We’re having problems catching the doves as they keep flying away, looking for treetop leaves while they can still find them.

I hope this rain doesn’t last 40 days; it’s been cold and very windy for days, too. If we wanted weather like this, we could have stayed in Harrogate!

Still, we had a lovely day today, the day between Kieran’s birthday and mine, in spite of the weather. Adrian and Julie came over for a curry; we played some guitar and Ade did some artwork on Kieran’s leg. They told us they’ve ordered us a joint birthday present – a goose, which will be ready to collect in a couple of weeks. It’s a female and we’d like some suggestions for names, please, if anyone feels inspired.

OK, tea break’s over; better get back to sewing the sails! Anyone know where I might get a pair of duckbilled platypus? (or should that be platypii?)