House Repairs

The roof of my house is being replaced. John told me before he died that this needed doing and I have now, finally, got around to getting it done. This is the biggest job on the house that I have undertaken alone...oh, no, I'm not doing it...I just organised it! It has been an interesting experience. Tradesmen very quickly realise you are a woman alone and try to be clever by pulling a fast one over you. I came home one day to find my beautiful sky light had been replaced with a nasty piece of corrugated plastic. Of course I immediately complained to the company and demanded a proper sky light as a replacement but I was left wondering how many older people or women alone experience this sort of thing and are too timid to say anything. Anyway the roof is looking very smart and I am getting the upper part of the house painted also. I am feeling quite pleased with myself as these sorts of jobs were always arranged by John.