The lovely young neighbour who lives on one side of my shared driveway had thoughtfully warned me that, if it was OK with me and our other neighbour who shares the drive, a large truck would be blocking our drive for a few hours yesterday.  

The day was bleak with lots of nasty little showers.  I thought they might postpone the cabin lift over the fence to its new home but no, the men who arrived to do the job were hardy types.  Jovial types, too, as it happens. 

The cabin will become a bedroom for a teenager, making extra room in the house for the rest of the family.

Up and over the fence

So that was what happened around here last week.  I also had a lovely visit from my oldest niece whose company I enjoy enormously and a quick visit from one of my grand-daughters, the one who pays a small fortune for her clothes and then is devastated when they wear out and brings them to me to be mended.  She doesn't mind at all if the repair is obvious, I think she likes telling her friends that her granny fixes things for her.

This repair job is going to take a while, there are a few challenges for a geriatric sewer than I haven't faced in the past.  Firstly, I need someone to lift the sewing machine up on to the dining room table.  I can get it as far as the chairs but that last bit is beyond me.  

Now the machine sits on the table, I feel like I ask every visitor to do something or other for me.  Lucky for me I have good people around me (and don't need grandsons like that ridiculous Prince Harry to check on me). 

Next problem - I can't see well enough to thread the bloody needle. I know even doing the sewing is going to be difficult on black material but I'll worry about that when I get started.

I'm expecting a visitor this afternoon, must remember to ask him to do it for me!!

Hope others have had a more exciting week.