Will the earth move for you?

We now have bricks up to nearly the top of the wall at the front, rear and west elevation - the east/garage still needs some blockwork and then brick facing.  Here is the south/front elevation showing a) the window slits for the utility and loo and b) that one of the priorities this week is to shift some of the displaced chalk / subsoil:

Meanwhile we've had our equivalent of the Royal Progress - now that we have something approximating to a spare room, Alan's parents Pat and Judy were able to come down to view the works; here is Pat casting his professional (he's a civil engineer) eye over the garage...

We also took the opportunity to visit Mottisfont at 'peak rose'; here are some pretty flowers:

 And here are some of the roses!