Slough Shopping and Chimney Repair

It was a clear sky that enabled the sunrise to be brilliant it came up over the boats moored in the marina. Otherwise, not a lot to write about today! This morning we bought some coal from High Line chandlery shop before setting off to drive over to Slough. We had not tried there before for the shops and there was parking close to the shopping malls.

All research has its backwaters and failed experiments! Suffice to say that we will not be rushing back - even the anchor stores of Debenhams and M and S were very downbeat and, especially the former, rather shabby. The range of goods on offer was dreary and made worse by having 'Sales' everywhere - excuses for dumping the goods which none of their other stores could shift, we suspected!

After leaving the car park we drove out to Homebase to pick up a piece of mini trunking to finish off the cabling to the new aerial where it passes through our bedroom wardrobe.

After lunch, Mike tackled the chimney - we have been having a lot of tar running down the outside of the stove pipe and could not really see from where it was coming. However, we dug out the previous sealant, cleaned as much as possible and put in some new sealant which we bought from the chandlery shop, expensive but perhaps it will do the job.

We also removed the ceiling collar around the stove pipe and added a lot more sealant on the inside. If tar runs down in the near future, expect an anguished howl!

After a mug of tea we will be off to Windsor to pick up one of the girls for the night - not sure which one until we get there!