It went to 'custard'

We have been having rain, rain and more rain - so there was no walking to be done this morning. Instead I decided to go to DEP to sort some trays of type - in fact transferring and sorting in one step.

After morning tea I decided to do some work in the shed finishing Tea Caddy Leafspoons - but as I was heading to the shed I got a call from Fiona saying that we had an issue at the studio - water seeping in.

When I arrived at the studio we checked the back wall to find waterfalls (see the opening photo) and a virtual river running along the back of the studio.

We needed to get the water away from the back of the studio - so we had to work furiously with sticks and rocks to create drains behind the retaining wall - a few photos of me drenched digging drains - Fiona was also drenched and removing mud, rocks and pine needles and cones to get the water to flow away. 

Fortunately we were successful in our drainage work as you can see from the last photo above. That left us with the job of mopping up the water that had seeped in and was threatening the paper cabinet and the carpet under the press. Lots of hand towels, mats and buckets were used for the job. The good news is we saved the cabinet and the carpet.

We have left the dehumidifiers on to finish drying the floors. This has left us with the job of washing clothes, coats and towels. 

So a 'custard' rather than creative day. But it was great to work as a team to react quickly to resolve the issue and save the paper and gear. Creativity will wait for another day.