25th May 2023The concrete footings were packed around with mud and left to set a few days while I had other jobs to do.[IMG]On the evening...
16th & 17th May 2023Over the next few days, I finished digging out the soil for the edging sleepers. I'd also done some tree surgery on what I...
11th May 2023The second concrete gatepost foundation was laid on the 11th. Due to the amount of clearance between the bottom of the gate and the...
I had a good day yesterday, but monsoon season returned, so it's indoor jobs today.
10th May 2023Nothing happened from the end of April into early May, due to weekends away, heavy rain and when the rain did stop, the ground was...
Look! a rare shot with me in front of the camera, rather than behind it. I can't remember with 100% certainty, how many bulk bags we filled, but...
27th April 2023Yet more digging, but today, I got three of the rear edging sleepers in place and two and a half sleepers of the second layer...
25th April 2023More digging! This time it was the foundations for the level crossing gate. The first one wasn't too bad, just a mix of gravel...
Today, I've been weeding the drive. Not a quick job since it's so long. Despite a kneeling mat, my body didn't thank me for the job, but hopefully...
The lettuce and cauliflower was in the second half of the first planter, with the potatoes in the second planter. The last half had some...
23rd April 2023On the 23rd, Lynne and my daughter started planting vegetables. Finally, planting green things instead of digging mud! We'd never...
19th ~ 21st April 2023The 19th saw more weed clearing and earth moving. The earth for the first two sleepers, separating the new lawn and...
14th April 2023A small job I'd wanted to do for a while, was to pull up some paving from the lawn. They were awkward to mow over. What I thought...
3rd April 2023To the front of the garage, there was a pile of slate, stones, bricks and broken up tarmac, left by the previous owner. I had no...
1st & 2nd April 2023In our bulk delivery, one bag was river gravel. Quite a lot of this was back filled against the sleeper wall, building up...
@Songbird Pleased you are enjoying the story. While the work in the garden is still ongoing today, we are nearly finished all the landscaping...
Watched the rain from indoors![ATTACH]
I don't know how 'normal' people manage in life without some form of workshop! A good sized workshop was one of my main priorities when I moved...
There's around three inches of slate covering the weed membrane, giving a firm dry area to walk on and restricting weed growth. The few weeds that...
26th March 2023With the trailer out from between the garage and shed, it left an ideal space to get the slate moved to where it needed...
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