Rebuilding

Almost a year after it burned down the old house is starting to look like a house again.

It's supposed to be finished by July and that may happen, weather permitting, if the speed of the rebuilding I saw last week continues.

I spent almost a week up home and in that time the house went from just having the base to having its frame erected.

Overall I had quite a good time while I was away. Caught up with a few friends, both of whom are not far off having children (it's easier for one as he, obviously, doesn't have to carry the child).

For some reason I had some kind of hay fever or allergic reaction to something up there, which is weird because I never used to. But for the last few days I couldn't stop sneezing, well you know what I mean.

I also had to attend a funeral, which is never a good thing. I met a lot of family I hadn't seen in many years, most since I was a teenager at best. So you get the whole `I remember when you were `this big'' reactions.