Behold the sea again ... a routine seems to have broken out - singing in the qua on Mondays and driving down to Winkelsea on Tuesday morning.

Having set up a workshop in half my mother's double car port, I find that a family of swallows is already in possession. However the birds are unmoved by my circular saw and we are cohabiting successfully so far. The Belted Galloways in the field have calved.

Thankfully, Bother District Council has approved Steel Neil's foundation design. This is something of a relief. It means I can now continue the demolition safe in the knowledge that a new building on the site is possible. 5/8s of the asbestos cement boarding is now removed with the protection of my PP3 mask (don't you just love the health and safety jargon). My new shed is mostly constructed from down-cycled parts of the original building including the corrugated roof. Keith is arranging the temporary power next week - I think.

"Down-cycling" is a new green word that I absorbed at a conference recently. I am immensely proud of it.