Pic of the week 12/6/22
So, we finally got round to getting Becky a new car. In the end, she hasgone for a 2010 Ford Ka in a rather nice shade of blue. The equipment level is quite limited (no central locking, wind down windows etc) but its low mileage, looks good and is hers.
I have spent a happy day examining the Pug (as I shall now call the Peugeot 205). Had it up on sticks, took the wheels of, had a good look at the suspension and steering. Think it does need some work – mainly where rubber boots etc. have perished, and I still think the heavy steering is not just because there is now power steering: I suspect the grease in the rack and pinion has dried up and degraded, and I think the strut mounts may need replacing. But I spent a bit of time cleaning everything up, and working out what each bit does. I think I have a fun couple of months ahead.
Chicks
A couple of weeks ago, I spotted a nest in the ivy hedge on the back wall, near where I hang the washing line. Normally, a rather beaky bird has been sat on it, but occasionally they’ve not been there and I peeked in to see a few blue eggs. Today, as I hung the washing up, I took a little peek: mum wasn’t sat on the nest and I could see a few small, and very helpless looking baby birds. Pleased to say that by later today, the beaky bird was once again sat on her nest.