It certainly seems like it. I checked the Church late this afternoon and apart from one section down the west wall most of the place was dry. It hardly seems believable that in a weeks time the contractors will be on site. For now the last minute paper-work is concentrating the mind, and tomorrow, the Kirk Session are off on an away- day sampling the delights? of a not-too-distant venue. Hopefully we will all return refreshed and ready for a 20- week programme of repair works.
At KH there has been a tradition of having a Garden Party (or parties!) to allow members and friends to come together at the appropriate time to carry out essential works in the garden grounds. Yesterday was one of those days, and the rain did stop and the sun did come out! Firstly, many thanks to those who turned out and contributed their time and energy, and special thanks to Ann Shill for the yummy sandwiches. Our youngest labourer took great delight in sowing the seeds of the Wildflower Meadow, showing great interest in the different sizes and colours of seed, while Mum raked and prepared the ground! Office-bound workers enjoyed their blisters (I hope) proof of their hard work - and a chance for my new First Aid Kit to be used. And what was very pleasant was being able to actually do a little proper gardening apart from just the hard work of cutting grass and hedges! New gardeners were surprised at just how extensive the grounds actually are. Alas; because of Parked c...
Great news, Fiona! If the building can survive the weather of the past few days it can withstand anything.
ReplyDeleteAll strength to your arm and those of the contractors!
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