Today I shall be Mainly...

[Stanley]

Glad you had a good sleep Sue, sleep is our best asset! We have sun as well but the wind is a bit nippy....
I have just got back from a short walk to the Co-op. I woke from second sleep with a craving for Egg bacon and tomatoes so I have been out and bought the makings!

[Julie in Norfolk]

Hi Sue, Mine is the one on the left. I take great joy in photographing orange minis! Little things for little minds!

[Stanley]

That's right, I licked the plate....

[Stanley]

I shall be in the shed early doors nursing my latest engine towards completion.
After second sleep I shall be repeating my English Breakfast, I got enough ingredients for two helpings. And then I could very likely sit back and watch the day develop into a wet windy mess!

[Stanley]

This morning I am dealing with the most awkward little casting on the engine, the valve rod support and governor stand. First I fettled the casting and got the rough edges off it. Then I squared the faces up as best I could and drilled it to accept the valve rod. Then the search for 5BA bolts instead of the studs the drawings call for. Next a lot of fiddly little adjustments to the valve train and after offering the casting up I drilled it clearance for the 5BA fastenings. I cleaned up the end of the valve rod and re-tapped the clevis 4BA and then put the casting on ready for fastening down. That's enough fiddly work for this morning, now the task is breakfast.

[Sue]

Hi Sue, Mine is the one on the left. I take great joy in photographing orange minis! Little things for little minds!

Morning

I think mine is a little more red but not red. It has a funny name but can’t remember it.

I had a busy afternoon yesterday, washing ironing and sewing. We had rain showers so had to dry my towels in the dryer, a rare event but as the family were coming i didn’t want to have damp washing every where. They arrived about 8.30 pm as Ed and Eve had been to the football match at Coventry, they have season tickets.

Our plans this morning are a walk down into Dell to have a substantial breakfast in the tearooms. Then Eve has her A level maths homework to do before they go to the 50 th birthday party around 4. Ed and Julia will probably chat to Bob while Briony and I may investigate my spare fabric as she has chosen sewing as her skill for Duke of Edinburgh bronze award which she will be doing through school this year. When they go it will be bed stripping and more washing. Only two though as J and E sleep on airbeds in the lounge using their sleeping bags. So a busy day with a dry morning forecast and a wet afternoon. Have a good day all

[Stanley]

Morning Sue, same forecast here.
I've repeated yesterday's breakfast..... Lovely. Now I can look forward to my dinner! No wonder I look so well!

[Julie in Norfolk]

Hi Sue, the photo doesn't do justice to the colour, mine is a little more red than shown.

[Stanley]

I shall be in the shed early doors putting the final touches to my valve train..... I can say with certainty that as I have no need to go out, I shall be cowering indoors with the benefit of the central heating because we are promised a wet windy day.

[Stanley]

This morning I finished fitting the valve rod support by fastening it to the bed and adjusting the guide for the rod. It is now an ornament on the kitchen table. I shall clear up in the shed tomorrow and start thinking about the next engine. I have the crankshaft and Plinth ready for it..... But the next job this morning is breakfast.

[Sue]

Morning

This morning is dark and damp. I have french at Haslingden, then must get on with my sewing so I can get to a particular point before my next session with Maxine. This evening is yoga at the studio. I managed to get all the washing done and order returned to the spare room after Julia and family left, so I have a little ironing to do, which I will do whilst I am sewing as the ironing board will be up. Thats my day, have a good one