Monday 15^th June 2020

 

So far, this year has been bad for pollen and my hayfever, which has been barely under control despite the normal medication, has been exceptionally bad. Last night I had a really bad sneezing fit followed by a bout of coughing which had left me, this morning, with pulled muscles on both sides of the rib cage. It was all I could do to move and even hurt to breath. My job list at Tracey’s is on hold.

In the afternoon I managed a walk to Kings Lock Chandlery to ask about our roof flue collar. Steve reckons that an integral collar will not fit our flue pipe and that we have to remove one of the clamps on the pipe to allow for expansion. Makes sense, but it doesn’t seem as though the stove will be lit again until autumn to prove it stops popping the seal on the roof.

I also called on Paul and Dawn at the Middlewich Narrowboat site to arrange for Paul to measure up for some jobs we want done. An extension to the TV unit, edging to the dinette table and a new door for the electric locker.

The rest of the afternoon was taken up with family history. We sat in the front cratch for a while before having what would have been our Sunday dinner. It was far too hot though, for a roast dinner.

In the evening again, we had storms, but enjoyed watching two storms forming at opposite sides of the sky before colliding producing an awesome display of thunder and lightning.

 

 

We were then treated to an amazing sunset with the blood red sun slowly disappearing behind the trees. Danny brought out his drone and caught some dramatic footage.