No, not that better place: Turbury Gardens, the pond there. Our new neighbour volunteers at the place and recommended it. Caught the mother then the chicks, reasonably easily. Margaret still here, still weedy. I'll be looking after her while Pat goes south on Friday. So won't be my usual afternoon sesh, alas.
Pat didn't go - reasoned that Margaret is really struggling and there's all the hallway mayhem to co-ordinate as well as materials to gather. The whole project has blossomed out of control, it seems to me, with perectly good doors and doorframes replaced with different ones. I won't dare mention doing a proper staircase now since we finally have fixed the ceiling, plus I'm fed up of the house being a building site and being unable to access the studio. Got my MPC downstairs and put 3.9 on it, which has several important updates for the arranger and for drum and keygroup programs. Spotted a bug immediately where the drum program save switches from your name for it to the track name the first time you save. Not sure I can even be bothered to report. Hopefully will get into the studio next week and put it through its paces properly.
Tuesday went to Windermere with John and Mick. Fabulous.
Saturday is here. No idea when we're getting our house back but hopefully Tim and I can go to the pub later and escape for a while. The hallway job has grown and grown and Margaret is getting stronger but losing her marbles, I think. Pat got up in the night cos she'd been running hot water down the sink for 15 mins for no apparent reason. Fed up of the bathroom stinking of vinegar as she washes her dentures in it, again for reasons we can't work out. I'd really like to play with the MPC and put in some bug reports but I suspect I won't be using the new oscillator feature all that much - but do appreciate the arranger and time sig improvements.
FIred up the MPC for a while on Monday until it got too hot. On Tuesday it was hotter and I finally ordered an air conditioner - sadly the one I wanted wasn't available until early July. Otdered a window kit that will suit velux - the room's smaller and has a door so will be easier to cool. May have to move stuff around, perhaps even reduce some of what's there. Sorta stuck with the speaker position due to shape of room. Actually, the speakers could be at the door end and I could be at the center, back looking/listening in that direction. Might even be scope for a graphic wall /projector behind at some point depending on space.
Tomorrow guy coming to tackle drains. Will try and persuade him to also replace pipe between drain and bathroom.
Thursday it's John's last thursday tea. Said I'll try and attend but Pat pulled face as she's planned food for the week. I sometimes wonder why we have a freezer full of stuff but get fresh in daily for meals. What's the freezer stuff for?
Now rhen. Another Friday gone to shit. Almost literally since I spent a good portion of it digging out the drain. Neighbour's mate cut the concrete, connected the pipe and laid concrete. I dug out the shitty ground, bashed and removed the old piping. Back now a bit sore but the job's done - just hope he got it at some kind of angle - wish I'd got my spirit level on the job actually but anyway not many degrees to play with. May need to invest in a pump :)
I'm really getting withdrawal symptoms from music. Depressing. Work dude managed just a single door today so hope he pulls his finger out tomorrow. Just want it all done but there's skirting, floor and random woodwork to do. Better not take many more days... Saturday I promised to watch Margaret while Pat goes into town. Good for her to have a break. Doc came today to look at Marg - she's actually better than she's been all along so perhaps there's hope after all.
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