A new year, and here we go again with our 125th post
There has been nothing to report since well before Christmas, mainly as a result of miserable weather in December and early January which made outside work impossible. We had a delivery of hardcore and machinery in early December which made us think that work might be starting on preparing the parking area and front boundary, but then the snow and ice set in, and temperatures have remained low until this week. However, three days ago we welcomed the return of Pat, Stef and Graham and have seen further cobbling and substantial earth-moving done in preparation for a concrete delivery tomorrow to create the foundation for our front wall. This has involved the removal of the original boundary hedge and its underlying rough stone wall, and has produced far more spoil than anyone expected. Early morning activity (they start before 8) spied from upstairs While this looks like a paddling pool at this stage, in fact it's an extension of the parking area into the front part of the strip of l...