Up goes the House Frame

On 5 November, the carpenters arrived to put up the house frame. In just three days they had managed to frame up the entire house. They started with a pile of timber (no prefab here), and sawed and hammered their way with deceptive ease. It was such a relief to see it all come together.

Furry Friends

These little girls are our new ratties. We got these from a local pet shop when they were only a few weeks old, barely weaned. These girls are very friendly, and companionable. They know who their owner is, and settle on her shoulder in preference to others. However, they will happily go to anyone, just for a change. Their names are (L-R) Ebony, Sophie and Hazel (because she is a nut!). They are posed on top of the Rat Hilton Hotel in which they live (a 300-litre capacity canary cage replete with walkways, hammocks and ropes).