The Patio

Our patio is set lower than the garden and is,or I should say was encased all round with large wooden beams. Naturally with age they have rotted and made the patio looking very unattractive.
We had complained a few times to our landlord unfornately he never responded to to our complaints. I then decided to photograph the patio and deliver the photos personally. That did the trick, in a matter of a few weeks we had someone come round to make an estimate.
Last week the workers were here, they removed the wooden beams and replaced them with rather attractive stones (see photos). On Friday my wife and I went to the DIY store and bought a new pergola to replace the old one (it was falling apart with age). Over the weekend I have erected it having first to concrete in the fittings for the posts that support it. I then gave the whole thing a coat of weather protective varnish (another good job done) one of my favourite sayings.
A week ago I bought my wife a new digital camera. There was a special offer on at a local shop, the camera was a no name product and after reading the write up on it I thought it would be a good buy for 129 Euros. Sorry to say it wasn't, after just one day half the menu settings didn't function anymore, so back to the shop I went and got my money back. The guy asked me if I would like a replacement, my answer was "not on your Nelly" Later on in the day I went on Internet and had a look in Amazon, there I found a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150/W170 for 163 Euros, the memory stick came extra for 19 Euros. So for 182 Euros my wife had a new camera and I must say she is thrilled to bits with it.
Two weeks ago I had a Skype link with my brother, as always very enjoyable this time we talked 90 minuets, looking forwards to our next link.
We were very pleased indeed when we heard that Obama had won the Presidential Elections it means a new change after that idiot Bush. Let's hope that the world will be a better place in the future with Obama.
Just heard from my wife that my brother's daughter has passed her driving licence, Well done and drive carefully.
Take care out there were ever you are. Tshüss