Because of my working week and childcare always being the top priority it means that I can be quite selective about what I take on.
One of my best friends manages a group of buildings and he often asks me to work with him. This is something I enjoy and it keeps my skills up to date when it comes to working on houses. They're a range of old properties but one is a huge old hotel (I'm sure I've mentioned working there before) split into flats.
On a nice day this work was too good to turn down. We had to make a balcony child friendly. But what a setting!
Quite a simple job, but one that looks really good when it's done.
My friend did laugh at me for my lunch though. As he grabbed his sandwiches I grabbed my little camping stove and reheated all my left over food from the night before - my daughters curry and all the extra bits!
I love working from home, but doing some jobs like this a few miles away is pretty good as well! I'll be forever thankful that I fell into carpentry some 18 or so years ago.
Where's a good place where you sometimes work?
I was an immigration officer before I retired. No two days the same. Great job but shift work!
ReplyDeleteI'm retired now, but I used to work on a wildflower nursery, in charge of propagation and looking after the gardens, it was a lovely job. The fence looks good Kev, that should keep the kiddiewinks under control!
ReplyDeletewhat a great way to child proof that balcony!
ReplyDeleteWhat a view!
ReplyDeleteI’m actually there now. I’m dog sitting for one of my gardening clients and they live on over 100 acres of gorgeousness. Blessed am I.
ReplyDeleteLove that you bring a bit of home with you in the form of lunch lovingly made by your Littles.
Nicely done on the fence. What a valuable skill.