October 2010 - Tiling, ballustrades, windows, bathrooms, wardobes and kitchen

This month's reasons for slow progress are:

(1) "the worst October weather on record"

(2) the lorry drivers strike - so no supplies

(3) the economy - our window fitters are really struggling with cash flow

(4) feast days and holidays

We had to spend our first day sweeping water out of our flooded roof space which was leaking into the sitting room. The rain had been coming down the chimney and through some broken tiles. Marc fitted an Ikea bag over the chimney but we're still waiting for the tiles to be repaired.

And there has been quite significant progress.

Our ballustrades are now finished.

.
The windows and shutters are almost finished. The glass door in the photo on the right is the extra door we had put in so that we could see our favourite view. You can see the same door in the photo on the left with the blue roller shutter pulled down. (Also, note Ikea bag on chimney - carefully chosen to match the shutter colour)

.
The tiling is finished and all the patios look great

.

We also have running water in the bathrooms


Our internal doors are fitted and the wardrobes and kitchen are almost there

October 2010 - The Wildlife

Bosco the dog was adopted by the owner of the bar at the bottom of 'our' lane after being dumped at the harbour. Apparently he has his own Facebook page .


.
A very small chick(look carefully!) and a kitten who were sharing the same garden - I'm not sure how long the chick survived the kitten's attention.


And finally, a smiling goat and two cats outside the lighting shop.

October 2010 - the weather

Remind me not to take another holiday in Corfu in October.

Our local friends always seem to say that the weather when we visit in October is unusual, and this time it was "the worst October on record".

Our plane had to abort its first attempted landing but managed at the second attempt. We were lucky, as some planes were diverted to the mainland or Italy.

So here's a summary of the weather, though not the torrential rain which happened mostly at night.

Wet and Windy Days

Sunny Days