Key issue

I meant to post on Sunday, but we have been knee deep in mud... again! 
This time we are digging deep trenches to fit the concrete drains and pipes into position. But enough about drains, today's post is about security.

A long time ago dear Obachan fitted her front sliding door with a latch and lock kind of set up. Over time this poor old lock has seen better days and I guess one day it just fell off. 

So my dear treasure bought and fitted a sliding door lock which definitely makes us feel more secure. If you live in countryside Japan though, you will know that it is pretty safe to leave your front door unlocked which isn't a wise thing to do, but people do it. Like I said, this is the countryside-inaka after all.

With the saw drill he made a rectangle cut out to install the lock part, while trying not to shatter the old glass in the sliding door. It was tricky at times, but dear treasure did it.

So after drilling out all of the timber and manoeuvring the lock into position the little farmhouse is now at lock-up stage. Now instead of using the side door, we can walk through the front door! But now its time for another onsen!