Calum had arranged an emergency meeting today at Baggy's Dad's house to try to decide what needed to be done to save it from getting any more rain-damaged. Hormonal Hannah struggled a bit to start with, but having told the estate agent her views on their service to date, Baggy felt a little better. She also realised that the builder was a good chap and a lot of the issues that have arisen were partly due to lack of communication (from said estate agents) and confusion caused by the solicitor. But Clever Bird managed to stay in charge of Baggy for the most part, while Hannah got told to leave Baggy alone. So, after much discussion, it is clear that the house needs completely re-roofing. Sigh! This will also mean the tenant will need to leave, so Baggy has lots to sort out on Monday. While there, a neighbour popped round, desperate to meet Baggy, to explain that the man who had bought the house's garden, didn't have a leg to stand on. He also claimed to have bought her garden. Her solicitor (unlike Baggy's) told the man where to get off and registered the land in her name - this is precisely what Clever Bird had told her solicitor to do four years ago, to be told that this was not possible! Baggy had just given in (last week, because Hormonal Hannah couldn't cope anymore) and agreed to pay the man what he wants - he is in France and has said he'll get back to her when he gets back. Well too late mate, Baggy will be withdrawing her offer on Monday! And probably swapping solicitors!
So with a sense of purpose and a spring in their steps, Baggy, Calum and Minty Mutt decided to make a day of it and go to Dunwich (just up the coast from Baggy's Dad's house). It was beautiful and sunny, but boy is it difficult to walk on a pebble beach.
So they gave up and decided to have fish and chips in the restaurant instead. With an eye on Baggy's 3-stone lost award, Clever Bird persuaded Baggy to have fresh dressed-Cromer crab and salad instead! It was delicious. They then decided to walk it off, along the cliff tops and to the old Friary - just as the weather changed - dramatically. It didn't just rain, it poured, with hail in it. Baggy put on her posh pack-a-mac; Calum got soaked in his t-shirt! (Clever Bird did say it was going to rain, but would he listen? Nope). So he took shelter.
Archaeologist Annie told Cal to find her something good in a molehill. He did! She hasn't cleaned it up yet, but it looks like a brooch, or hinge of some sort.
Meanwhile the rain got heavier and colder, but Furry Mama insisted that they kept walking.
Baggy and Calum have both loved Dunwich since they were children, so it was lovely to be there. But the weather got so bad that the roads were beginning to flood and the locals were searching for high places to get out of the water!
By the time they got back to the car park, it too was beginning to flood and even Baggy was getting a tad damp.
Time to go for a warming cappuccino and yes, a piece of Victoria sponge cake before heading home. Ah well, Clever Bird tried to keep Baggy on the straight and narrow, but frankly she'd earned it.......
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