Well, needless to say Minnie had to get in on the act. She was worried that Ginny might still be down there (see below!)

More leaks!!! Preparing the beans (from the garden) yesterday - Matt & Elizabeth were strimming the hall car park, men were humping insulation into Hilda's house, Mike was working on the roof - so I just ignored a strange clattering noise. Pity. When I went into the bathroom, water was pouring through all the light fittings, and the floor was a paddling pool.

Mike had actually been trying to remove a lagoon which had somehow built up in the polythene on the roof - and failed miserably. Three cheers for loads of old towels and a tiled floor.

We had just bought a lovely new bedroom carpet for the old bedroom from the wandering carpet salesman, but very sensibly we hadn't got that down. Which is neither here nor there. He did say (because I nag him every time he comes) that he was looking at rolls and rolls of carpet in a Glasgow warehouse, saw this particular carpet, and thought of me. It's pink and mottled.