The handrail at our front steps rotted, making 97-year old Mum’s descent potentially perilous from the front door to the path. I’m fortunate to have two DIY brothers: one provided a handrail left over from renovations, and the other sanded it down, painted and installed it. I was able to supply tools and did the finishing undercoating and topcoats of paint.

Felix is back under repair too. His limp worsened and the vet determined that there is still an infection inside his metacarpal paw. Consequently, he is under house arrest for another week, with more anti-flammatories and antibiotics.