When I was little I used to watch an adorable little animated show called Pigeon Street and one of my favourite characters was Long Distance Clara . She was a lorry driver. She even had her own song, and I was singing it in my head yesterday while driving first to Basildon in Essex to the TNT depot to pick up our radiator.

Back just in time for a sandwich, I was off again on the two hour round trip to Hounslow to return our faulty Ideal Standard bath to Doble Bathrooms. I drove back just in time to make it to the tile shop in Welling to pick up the bathroom tiles before it closed, they loaded me up and I was on my way home.

Meanwhile, Dom had been plumbing in the new shower valve.


On Sunday, Dom continued building the frame around the shower which will take the plaster board and eventually be tiled with mosaics, concealing the pipework. He is very proud of his neat plumbing. It's almost a shame to hide it away!


While he was doing this I weeded the garden, laid bark chips in the borders, baked a new batch of granola and did about ten loads of washing.

Together we went to B&Q to pick up plywood and also took all the bathroom rubble to the local tip (or Household Waste Recycling Centre as it is now called).

We are both exhausted. Work tomorrow!

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