Not much to write about today. Bit murky when we got up. Took the
opportunity to get all the washing done. There is a new machine in our laundry
so I had to figure out the timing process. Couldn’t believe that some of the
cycles take up to 2 hours, that’s a bit much. Well I think so anyway. So
washing under way we walked around t our local supermarket and did the weekly
shop. Nothing too exciting there I’m afraid. The day seemed to be getting worse
not better, so we reverted to plan B, which was, not going out.
After lunch of French toast we settled in for an afternoon of quiet
reading. My book is about how to read the architecture inside and outside of
churches. It is really very iterating, well I think so. Just think, today’s big
building projects have an enormous team even before the building is started.
Planners and surveyors and architects. Then there is the person who arranges
the purchasing of equipment and materials and others who hire and supervise the
workers. Masons, carpenters, plumbers etc. back when the huge cathedrals were
built all that was done by one man. The Master Mason. Are you impressed now? I certainly
am. There is a huge amount to learn about how these grand buildings were created
and how that building technique has meant that it is still strong today. I think
modern builders could learn a thing or two from the old craftsmen.
The Man scored a pile of National Geographic mags a while ago and they
really do make interesting reading. So he had his head in one of those while I
was marveling at the ancient church structures.
Later he even went downstream and did a whole lot more on the jigsaw
that is in our communal lounge. It doesn’t look as though anyone else is doing
any of is so at this rate it will be Christmas before it is finished.
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