The Turkey Shed

Unfortunately the timber I ordered didn't arrive, so I cancelled it from that supplier and got it delivered within 2 hours from Travis Perkins!  The next couple of days were spent 'doing other things' like a whole day it took for both of us to see the doctor and do the shopping, a very pleasant day in Droitwich -early on Dek and I had breakfast at Julie's Cafe, then went to watch 'Social Network' at the stores - (I had to smother so many laughs because so many traits that I recognised!) he he, and then I went to a party back in my old house - I'm so lucky to have J-P and his family renting the place, they a such lovely people.  I met several of their friends and Pritt was there too - Lil, did you know she's selling up the shop in April/May time and moving away?  Veronique is such a great cook, and some of the desserts she made were so delicious,- one recipe I'll use for the re-enacting BBQs is crushed chocolate digestives soaked in condensed milk, then folded into whipped cream - looks disgusting but was gorgeous.

Sunday I was helping a friend to build a turkey shed!  He has kept turkey's before, in fact he's still keeping them, - they are in his freezer!  but he now has chickens in where the turkeys were and needs something a bit more suitable.  He lives on the most incredibly clayie ground, and it has been raining on and off for the last fortnight.

We got the shed up in the day (minus the roof as the supplier had fail to deliver it,) and started on a run in front of it but, we hit a big bit of rubble where the next post was to go, his leg gave in, and my back was aching.  in his typical fashion we used what was around for the frame, and that meant timber designed for a very substantial building!

We endured the heaviest hail storm and loads of showers, and after I had cleared up and washed everything down it looked like this,

the ground in and around the shed looked like this,

and I looked like this,

ARGHHhh.......