We’ve got four windows in now (living room, kitchen, bathroom and cellar), although nearly all of them still need sealing and finishing off.

A cat flap has been fitted in the cellar one. I’ve just started to train the cats in the way of the flap but it was slow progress: for example, Carbon was that scared of the flappiness that he ran away from it. I think they’ll need some more one-to-one tutorials with a side order of bribery to master the basics. A few more brain cells probably wouldn’t hurt either.

We’re having double glazing put in at the moment and while the fitters were hard at work, I went down to the shop to pick up some beverage sundries. When I came back, I saw Sili (aptly named feline) hanging out of the space where the bathroom window once was. It didn’t surprise me in the slightest.