Wednesday 21st May 2025, 12:39
Back in again after cutting down the rest of the lilac and filling the car with branches and making a start on clearing the shed that sits against the north wall, all with the assistance of No. 2 son so it went quite quickly. So all the perhaps useful planed wood has been stacked in the cellar and the remaining wood in the woodshed is just firewood. Theoretically worth a few hundred kroner but not at this time of year. My chimney needs a liner and before I start burning any wood I'll need a new wood burner too because the one I have is just too inconvenient. All that is a considerable expense so I'll put that off for a year or two at least because I'm spending an arm and a leg on getting north wall reclad and the whole outside of the house painted. So tomorrow when the recycling centre opens I'll dump the lilac which will take at least two trips and then fill the car with the firewood and dump that too.
I also have a horrible feeling that the air conditioner in my car isn't working as well as it should be. Now I'm dithering about where to have it checked, here or in the UK. Having it done in the UK means I could leave on my holiday next week, having it done here probably means at least an extra week delay. What if it fails completely? Does that affect the running of the car? I hate cars! But I hate the fuss and expense of flying, taxis, renting cars, etc. which is the alternative even more.
