Excessive hot weather, paint fumes and wood filler in the lungs. Just what you need on a day off from work. The development of paint- roller biceps also good.

some not so lazy sunday afternoons

Now for the fun bit. Painting. And painting and sanding and painting. And then a bit more.

la salle de bain

The best bath ( hiding under the sheet) in the world is soon to be plumbed in! Whether we can actually fill it or not is another matter.

Look! a room!

And as if by magic a bedroom appears! New walls and ceiling put in - fancy lights in the ceiling and all! Doesn't it look.............well, wooden! The engine room is now nicely concealed behind that wall at the end.

chin up Watkins!

This is the back of the boat looking very sorry for itself.

And Luke feeling sorry for himself.

This will turn into the bath and bedroom. When we have a ceiling and some walls.

oh good god.

Look. No Bedroom. Or bathroom. Or floor. Or walls. Or bloody ceiling. Got to get worse before it gets better.....uggghhhhhhh.

Nearly there...

Poor old boat in the yard - but being very well looked after by the boat yard. ...Who also happen to do a very good line in massive peices of cake to take comfort in, after what can be slightly traumatic viewings of the boat!