Gis a job

I have just bought this new top for work. I vowed years ago that I would not buy another fleece, but that was when I smoked. Hot sparks from cigarettes drop from your mouth area and fall on your chest, burning holes all over the fleece which melts on contact. It is a dead give-away that you smoke and that is not a good look when dealing with important clients who don't.

The other negative about fleeces is that they collect hairs which fall from your head and stick like glue with the polyester static. Without carrying around a roll of masking tape to remove them regularly, that too is not the sort of image you would want to project.

The thing about getting older is, despite that you give up smoking, white flecks of skin as well as the hairs fall from your hoary head and show up - alongside the hairs - in sharp contrast against the dark grey of the fleece. I was so pleased with myself for eradicating blim-burns that had forgotten about that. I need a valet.

Talking of important clients, I have just followed Kelly's advice and written to a prospective one:

Dear *******

I am a stone carver, conservator and restorer based in Bath, Somerset, in which you have had a historical presence for quite a few hundred years.

I specialise in all things sculptural as well as architectural, but also have developed techniques over the years which make the restoration of glaringly new, ordinary masonry work practically invisible. This can be done on any scale, from small objects to whole facades. I hope I am not blowing my own trumpet too much when I say that I was a pioneer in these techniques and have now become the best in the business.

For the last 20 years or so I have been working mainly at and for ********, South Gloucestershire, where I have been handling all the traditional sculpture both inside the house and out in the grounds, and this involved all manner of materials including stone, marble, plaster, terrazzo and bronze. I also provided new items in all materials for various projects on the estate.

Recently I have been involved in projects for other private clients, including ******* and ******* near here, but this work has come to a temporary halt due to the COVID restrictions, as both ***** and ****** open their gardens to the public.

Over the years I have worked at many very important historical sites around the country, and I have been approved by many different local authorities to do so. I have been sub-contracted to work for The National Trust and I was one of the founder members of the U.K.I.C.

I provide a highly cost-effective alternative to large conservation companies, both in consultancy and hands-on physical work.

If you think I could be of use to you I would be very happy to meet up with you to show you many examples of my projects over the years, and also describe my services in greater detail.

Best wishes,

T.S.

I don't think it sounds too desperate, do you?