Feb 27th Sally Secrett. With two of her favorite chaps. A lovely day to celebrate an important birthday and the Aldridge clan were there en mass. Good fun had by all.

Feb 26th. Peter Trott. Peter works as a delivery driver for Morris Ltd who supply ready mix concrete. This is a great piece of kit, his truck has a 13m boom and dumps the concrete where it's needed. Needless to say at 8am this morning "Muscle" Meehan aka Fred who can down to help was warmly tucked up in bed.

Feb 25th. Mike Amor. Building Control Office with Taunton Deane District Council. Here he is inspecting the strip foundations for our new garage. A nice chap and unlike many in his business willing to give some time and a few gentle hints.

Feb 24th Uncle Peter. aka Our neighbour Peter Howells. At 82 years old he is about as sprightly as you can get. Today he is on top of 10 feet of scaffolding trimming his hedge. An Engineer by profession, his workshop, next door is as close to a Jewsons rental agency as you could get.

Feb 23rd. Arnold Poole. Is a hedge layer. In fact he has being doing the same job every Spring since he left school. Now 64 years old Arnold does not read, write, drive or have a mobile phone. He left school at 11 and has worked the "countryside ways" ever since. Not hugely keen on cameras but did consent to the photo. Wikipedia

Feb 22nd . Tim Andrews. A very old friend, or perhaps put in a different way, a very good friend of long standing. Tim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2005 at the age of 54. He has just finished an photographic digital display at The Lightbox in Woking documenting his journey  through this period of his life, when, in his own words, he “just happens to have” this degenerative illness.

Feb 21st. Bill and Ben. Our tortoises. When most people wake up early they just roll over and go back to a nice warm bed. These two were not so lucky. "In to the fridge with the both of you until Spring " she said. Very Harsh!