A peek out of the bedroom window was not a surprise.
.The snow was not deep, but it was below zero and snow was being blown in the wind.
Not a day for building a roof, in fact not a day for working outside at anything.
So they found a job inside. The staircase was stored in the Cottage, flatpacked.
I found some wood-glue and silicon sealant, which is what they needed. Turned the heating on.
Found a plastic sheet and a radio, promised hot drinks in an hour, and left them to it.
I came with the hot drinks and thought there is something wrong here.
I would like to be assembling that staircase. Lovely conditions to play in. Being served hot drinks regularly,
and a meal of Sirloin Steak, roast potatoes and parsnip, cauliflower cheese, onion gravy on the way.
Preceeded by tomato soup, followed by sticky toffee sponge.
They should be paying me instead of me paying them.
But I have no doubt they were assembling it better than I could.
After a sumptuouse meal they were out working in the house fixing timber under the floor joists.
They had to chip the wood free from the ice, and knock off the ice and snow.
When I brought their hot drinks after an hour, Kimmo looked up and said, "Not nice".
They finished about 4pm. It was Sunday and foul weather. Now I knew why I was paying them.