Like a Painting

An early start (for me) today - I had to be up and ready for the painter to arrive at about 8:30.  We'd originally thought he'd be able to come in November, but then through no fault of his own it was shifted to January.  Then there was another day's delay.  Out of the three painter/decorators contacted or quotes, one came and quoted, one came but didn't quote, and one never showed any interest.  Very frustrating.
Later in the morning, a walk and coffee with a friend. And finally answering e-mails and dealing with paperwork that arrived in the post.