No, not in the cellar this time - we've had a few of those, and know what to expect
This time in the kitchen
I walked in and was confronted with a lot of water on floorboards around the sink, a full sink, and a very slowly dripping tap
However this had happened, who knows, it was a combination of errors
1. The plug was fully in the drain hole - why? we never leave it like that
and
2. The hot water tap had been left slightly dripping....Note, they are stupid old taps with washers, not a ceramic disc, so I guess that part is easy to do
Anyway, first the sink filled, and then excess cascaded onto the floor
I was too horrified to take photos
Justin however sprang into action with a mop, and got rid of the surface water. However the floorboards have warped ie expanded and curled up a bit. We then tried to dry the boards with a heater for some hours.
We're not happy, but no fingers were pointed. It was just one of those things.
Had our lunch outside, and then I put my cold weather coveralls and a hat on and went out weeded, and also moved some of those self sown poppies
Justin meanwhile did some more work on the front door
Fraser was waiting in Nagambie with his mate Angus to go sky diving
And Madeleine had left for a 3 month trip to Europe with 6 of her girlfriends yesterday - and was still in transit
So weeded pretty uneventfully till about 5pm, by which time my hands were freezing - and the rest of me was pretty cold too
Had a hot bath before dinner to thaw out
And a bit of music later
Sunday, and it was a cold morning - frost again
The media also reported that it was the coldest June day in Melbourne since 1985 - it was cold here in Inglewood, but it was a brilliant sunny day, so it was actually much nicer than yesterday
Justin discovered that the cupboard under the sink was also full of water on the bottom shelf (was surprisingly water tight)
He cleaned this out too, which was a bt revolting as there was a combination of mouse poo and mouse poison floating around in it
He also had to put something protective over a thin strip of floor that had come off and had to be reglued
So. more weeding for me
Justin sanded down the door a bit
And Terry dropped in to say hello
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