What can 2 guys do in one day? Paint an entire house. They started at 7 and didn’t stop until 4.30 – when they had finished. It took 65 litres of paint (9 buckets) not the 21 litres it said it would take on the tin, but was worth it for the quality of finish. Whoopee.

The team of Harlers, all from Hungary with only the boss speaking English, (he drops them off in the morning and picks them up in the evening) started Wednesday. By Friday we are ready for a coat of paint!

It has taken us forever to find someone to do the job without charging the earth and talking about it being a 3-4 week job. These guys really know what they are doing and just get on with it.

If we want to communicate I go on to Google translate and type the English in. It translates to Hungarian and I print it off for them to read. Works for me!

Well,we have been busy. I am almost finished with the garage roof, but the wind is gusting up to 40mph today so I have taken a break. Meanwhile Angela has been busy tiling the en-suite shower cubicle, helped occasionally by May, who has mainly been keeping us well fed and watered. Angela will finish today and I will upload the finished shower room later today. We have also had all the materials delivered for the harling (rendering) which hopefully will be done next week. Given the long-running saga of getting someone to do it I am not counting my chickens.