Boiler

I enjoyed a lazy start, not rising until 07:00. Di was up soon after as she had a Cardiac Rehab class this morning (the first since last March). The weather forecast looked mixed, so I erred on the pessimistic side and dressed in my waterproofs before walking to Zoe's. Her heating was still not working, but she had managed to warm the house with a couple of fan heaters.

We walked (or should I say chased) Ellie to school. She seemed to be particularly eager this morning. We dropped her off at the classroom, and I headed off for my walk. I was beginning to regret the waterproofs as it was getting quite warm under all those layers. Then, a sharp shower struck, and my choice was justified. There were several further showers before I finished my route, so I may have arrived home hot, but at least I was dry.

Just as I finished breakfast, Kim dropped in. Unfortunately, I couldn't hang about, so I left her chatting with Di. I had to get to Zoe's so that I could be there when Ross (the heating engineer) arrived to give a quote for replacing the boiler. He took a look at the installation and the flue before examining the existing boiler. He said he would be happy to change it, but didn't feel that was necessary. He diagnosed the current problem, and we managed to restart the boiler temporarily. We have agreed to have a full strip-down service and replace any parts necessary.

Back home, having explained to Di what had been agreed, I went to my study. I revisited the problem that I had experienced with FBC earlier in the week. I bit the bullet and bought a new license. Everything burst into life, and I am now ready to develop a new version of the family book I had developed for the Empson cousins. I just need to wait for the latest updates from Sam.

We had a quiet afternoon with our Kindles. I managed to finish another book (The Shadow of the Northern Lights, by Satu Rämö) and prepare the next one, ready for bedtime tonight.