Well, I'm home after my week of 'work' and it feels like I've never been away already. I'm always surprised how quickly I get back into the normality of life after any time spent away. You know the kind of thing...go shopping, do the washing, make the beds, cook the tea, walk the dog! I honestly don't think that some members of my family think I work when I'm away but I can assure them that I do and it's hard work.
Anyway, many of you will know that we bought a beach hut at the end of last year and that we've had a few problems with it...a break in, storm damage etc. Today, as the weather was relatively nice, I had a need to go to the hut to see for myself how it's doing. The last time I saw it it was in need of a lot of running repairs. Luckily we have a local chap who has been able to do the repairs for us thus far as neither hubby or I are any good at DIY.
I haven't heard from my repair man since I asked him to do a little work for us to repair the hut after it had been moved by severe storms at the end of February and I wanted to see if he had done anything at all.
I need not have worried. He has already repaired the broken threshold and some of the cladding and has a galvanised bar to put across the front of the hut to add extra security.
However, since the hut has been moved back into it's original position, the floorboards have moved and the bottom of the hut has moved apart from the hut structure so that daylight is visible between the floorboards and the side of the hut. Hard to describe...sorry! So I need to get more repairs underway ASAP.
That aside, my afternoon at the hut was blissful. The weather was wonderful...blue skies and sunshine and very little wind which meant that, for the very first time, I was able to completely empty the hut and clean it and give it a little airing. I was totally in my element and just about the happiest I have felt in a long time.
When I'm at my hut I feel happy, relaxed and at home. I just feel that it's where I ought to be and I can't wait to spend more time down there. I can even take the dog whenever I like which is marvellous.
My daughter and I had a cup of tea and some biscuits while sitting on the breakwater and watched the yachts racing from the Isle of Wight. The sun shone on the water like diamonds and it was just perfect.
So it's the middle of the Easter weekend. Good Friday saw me travelling home from my week away and having a dozen hot cross buns bought for me on en route. Today has seen me at the hut and tomorrow sees us going on our annual Easter dog walk which usually takes place on Good Friday but had to be put off due to work commitments.
The dog walk dates right back to then 1960's when our family and other local friends would all meet up at a local area and we would walk with our dog Sparky. We have black and white photos of Dad up one of the trees with my brothers and sister and the dog is half way up the tree with them. The tree is still there and I have been on many Easter walks with my own children who have climbed the very same tree and I hope our grandchildren will have the same experience when they are old enough. I have not yet had another dog who will attempt to climb the tree. Maybe one day!
After our walk tomorrow I have a hastily arranged family roast dinner planned which required a last minute dash to the local supermarket and then I expect we will have a good chat about our planned trip to Florida in July which we still need to finalise. The flights are booked and a couple of eateries too but,as yet, I haven't booked the villa which is a bit worrying but which I hope to sort out this week.
Easter Monday remains unplanned at present but I may go to the hut again!
Happy Easter to you all and I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Much love and many thanks for reading this and sticking with me.
xxxxxx
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