Joel turned up to finish a few bits on Friday afternoon. Looking up at the partly painted roof of the balcony, he asked Nick if he’s not nervous being that high up the ladders. “No, not at all;” replied Nick, “Jackie does the painting.” To say Joel was stunned is something of an understatement; he’ll learn!

Work on the wall of the abri is going well; Nick’s decided to incorporate a door from one of the old wine cuves into it, on the inside; hence the window-looking gap. I don’t know how much more they’ll get done this week though; it’s been in the mid-30’s for the last couple of weeks, but this week is forecast to get hot, so I think maybe it’s time to start on some inside jobs until the heatwave’s over.