Beez to 11th Feb

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 11 Feb 2018 23:57
Beez to 11th February
 
 
 
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Outside, the boys have been tenderly preparing Beez for her top coat. Jimmy has popped by and clucked over bits that he hasn’t found perfect and the boys have gone back to rubbing and polishing.
 
 
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Deep concentration from one of the boys.
 
 
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Inside Bear has been painting in the bedroom bilge and sorting in the office lockers.
 
 
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Bear took this picture to show me that one half of the lounge was back to rights. Stereo working - makes a really good noise, I’ll sort the table next week.
 
 
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Bear stopped work for a few minutes to watch this spectacle. A rib brought itself out of the water and motored by on wheels.
 
 
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Bear admired the way the rib came down closer to the floor.
 
 
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It went through the back gate and trundled over to the hotel behind.
 
 
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The rib parked as if it was a taxi and the occupants jumped out.
 
 
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Bear wanted to show me his workbench.
 
 
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So, what did I do this week. It went unbelievably quickly. The sewing machine (a lovely gift from our favourite Grasshoppers) came out for a first gentle trot. Soon cantering, even a couple of short, tentative gallops. A couple of seams on a couple of my work shorts and then on to replacing four rusty D-rings on the stack pack. Then it was time for something more challenging – a new tri-buckle bag. It was fun to have the pile ready for the skipper to check when he got back to 404 after a busy day. 
 
 
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The new panel has its first fitting.
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS
                    AND PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE SO FAR