6.12.2024 Slow prgress.

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  Monday 16th 46F/8C. Milder but a fierce storm is passing over north Jylland. Strong, gusty, westerly winds are forecast for further south. Gusts averaging nearly 20m/s. 45mph in olde money.

 Up at 6.50 after more drifting. I am my own worst enemy in drinking coffee after dinner! Though it is possible that one or more of my seven daily tablets is to blame as a side effect. 

 7.30 64F/18C in the room. I had better continue with tidying the kitchen.   

 8.10 The glazed door from the kitchen is now a backdrop to my bed. The door was very heavy! So I used rubber gloves and old cushions to protect myself and the bed from damage. The washing machine stand is now firmly back against the alcove wall. Projecting much less than it had before the door was removed. 

 Further examination suggests the door was once a smart, fixed window. With wide bevels on the thick glass. There is no sign of hinges or locks and the uprights are too slim for a door. The glazing bars are nicely profiled. I could hide its true nature with a throw over cloth from the charity shop. 

 The dresser cupboard doors could go back onto their hinges. To hide the untidy nature of the storage tubs. The dresser top shelves can go into the shed. Meanwhile, I'll look for a smarter cupboard. With a more suitable height. To go under the far end of the work surface. Something which looks as if it was actually meant to be there. Rather than borrowed from a skip. It wasn't. It was bought new covered in the hideous  yellow, polyurethane varnish of the time. I spent hours stripping it and sanding it back to clean wood. It should have been primed and painted but never was. My wife was usually the painter and decorator.

 8.30 I wanted to go for a walk but it is still very dark. Hardly any movement in the trees. It is probably being filtered by the shelter belt to my west. 

 9.00 Light enough for a walk.

 9.25 Just a short walk around the neighbour's collective drives.

 12.00 Back from the shops. I bought a smart, silvery grey curtain at the charity shop. To cover the door sized window now stashed behind the bed. 20kr is a little over £2. I have also contacted several local plumbers. To bid on connecting the washing machine to the water and drain system.

 16.00  I have had a phone call from a drainage business. They are some distance away 30km/20miles but I have sent pictures as requested. Of the washing machine position and an outside view of the house, lawn and inspection chamber. With a description of the work to be done.    

 Dinner was a chicken omelette. It broke up as I tried to lift it out of the pan.

 

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