More windows

The upstairs windows are now in and we're starting on the ground floor, which are bigger - most of them need three people. Being as how I am temporarily disabled, we are inviting friends and relations to window-fitting parties - the latest was yesterday and we put in five windows. Eric came all day and Kate and Ali in the afternoon. When the timber frame is exactly the right size, the windows slot in so easily. Or sometimes a certain amount of planing down of the window opening is needed. But mostly, with three or four people, it's a joy.

The plan at the moment is to get the exterior done before the winter sets in. Which means: windows and doors, battens, render board and render, also the guttering. The renderer is coming a week tomorrow which means that we are hoping for good weather this week. R doesn't have to get all the battens and render board on before he comes because he's going to be here for a couple of weeks. There's a lot of stuff to order: window brackets, expanding foam, battens, render board, special screws for render board, special washers for render board, special cement for RB, render, beading, bell drips (whatever they are), window sills, door thresholds, etc etc. R spends a lot of time with a pencil in one hand and a calculator in the other.

My main job at the moment is to get more work so R can be full-time on the house. I got a job as a mobile library manager but had to give it up owing to stupid shoulders - I have two interviews coming up - one as an immobile library manager and one in the Communications Department at the University of East Anglia. Fingers crossed.