Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
It’s been a very long time since I went ten pin bowling. And it showed! It was very hit and miss.
I did get one strike and a couple of spares. I also got a number of gutters. But a fun evening nonetheless.
Bit of a surprise one too. I got a message this morning asking if I wanted to come along. Why not I thought! Sometimes you just have to say yes to things. If it’s ten pin bowling, I’m going to need a lot more practice!!
Now this may not look like a lot to some, but I’m rather proud of myself. It involved a ladder and a power drill!
A bit of guttering fell off a while ago. It’s been on the list but not made it to the top. Today was the day!
While the ladder was out, I checked the roof as it has started leaking in the boot room again. Looks like the flashing had split. Again. So I got some sealant out. Not the best job ever, but fingers crossed it stops the leak.
In typical fashion, the minute I started looking at things, I saw so many more jobs that need doing. So the list may have grown. But at least I get to tick a few off as well.
Took my life in my own hands today. And that’s saying something as an equestrian.
I could hear a dripping when I was in my office. Never a good sound. After walking round the house trying to find it. I headed outside as I wondered if the gutter was blocked.
Yup! It’s not coped well with the volume of rain. Cue me up a ladder clearing moss from the gutter. Got rather wet, rather mucky and nearly fell off twice (the rungs were rather wet).
Adulting is so much fun sometimes. There’s still a lot of moss on the roof. So added that to the long list of things that need sorting. Fear not, I’ll get a professional for that!!
Blimey! What a wet old day. Grateful to be able to do a bit of indoor hacking today. Still got soaked walking to and from the indoor school.
Typically I got home to find my new long riding coat had been delivered. Oh my days, it’s gorgeous. I didn’t want to take it off as I was so toasty. Looking forward to test driving it tomorrow. 👏🏻
Unfortunately I got home to a new water feature and a puddle on the floor. My garage gutter wasn’t draining away so water was pouring into the log store. And my roof has sprung a leak. Good job I have lots of waterproofs as I clambered up the ladder to sort the gutter. It was simple once I saw the issue. Not a clue how it moved but the down pipe was totally covered. Very odd.
Tried to see if I could see what was happening with the roof. Still clueless on that one. But at least I sorted one of them.
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