26th July 08 17-52

cor, what a day today, thinking I'd failed as a man when the shower solution didn't work out for Kate and family. Then to Argos and the only plastic shower that you stuck on the taps in the south of England, well, Brighton and Hove, appeared on the shelf.

A man again, went up a treat, suprisingly actually, no hitches, riser on the wall with wall plugs and screws, no problemo. Superb pressure on hot water and mixing it to right temperature a dream.

. . . then nothing, anticlimax. Oh no, not again.

Then had a chat with Kate about the trees in the garden and how they restricted the light in the garden . . . started small scale . . . on her beautiful corner of the garden that was planted with a growing collection of lovely flowers but which was being impinged upon because of an over hanging tree. Well bush. Cut that down and the holly tree above it got a little pruning attention on the lower branches. . . hey, lightened the whole of that corner. The flowers will appreciate the extra light, I'm sure.

The moved onto the big elderberry tree at the bottom of the garden which wathe host to a very active ivy which was actually killing it.

Well, by the time time I'd finished light was blasting onto an elderberry that had been totall deprived of it for years. I can imagine saying that's a bit sudden but what a relief . . . hope so anyway.

Only problem . . . gardens absoutely full of cut-down branches. Have to work hard on them tonight and tomorrow to get them manageable and round the front garden ready the wrap and bung into the car and off to the recycling yard . . . and that'll be that.

good day. Rode into Brightie to get the shower and rode out again to look for a better ironmongers than the one on Blatchington Road. Found it on Portland Road

A very good day, lots of exercise and tired.