As I write, all the final bits and pieces needing rectification are very nearly done. Although I may have written that before.... With any luck, the windows are now air- and water-tight. We're only waiting for resealing a bit of the shower where internal wall movement meant new sealant was required. Outside, as you can see, the primrose and hellebore bank is coming on nicely as the spring gets going....
but then.... the Beast from the East arrives.
It's hard to tell as it was so windy the snow drifted everywhere, but we think we got somewhere around 7" of snow on Thursday. There's a video on Facebook of Charlie next door skiing round the village...
The reason there's no snow on most of the rear roof is not that it melted - it was just blown off by the gales. It's drifted 18" deep in places as you can see below
There's a pond under that snow above - gabions middle right of the pic are completely hidden - compare it to the pic here where you can see them at the back of the pond. Admire the new matching ones around the box balls against the back fence which replace the broken pots they were in and give them a direct planting into the soil. Stylish, eh? And finally we have the new border-to-be you can see laid out with black plastic here to show where it will go - a nice bit of turf-stripping to keep us busy as it's 18m x 2m. Plan is big grasses and trained fruit.
As I write, all the final bits and pieces needing rectification are very nearly done. Although I may have written that before.... With any luck, the windows are now air- and water-tight. We're only waiting for resealing a bit of the shower where internal wall movement meant new sealant was required. Outside, as you can see, the primrose and hellebore bank is coming on nicely as the spring gets going....
but then.... the Beast from the East arrives.
It's hard to tell as it was so windy the snow drifted everywhere, but we think we got somewhere around 7" of snow on Thursday. There's a video on Facebook of Charlie next door skiing round the village...
The reason there's no snow on most of the rear roof is not that it melted - it was just blown off by the gales. It's drifted 18" deep in places as you can see below
There's a pond under that snow above - gabions middle right of the pic are completely hidden - compare it to the pic here where you can see them at the back of the pond. Admire the new matching ones around the box balls against the back fence which replace the broken pots they were in and give them a direct planting into the soil. Stylish, eh? And finally we have the new border-to-be you can see laid out with black plastic here to show where it will go - a nice bit of turf-stripping to keep us busy as it's 18m x 2m. Plan is big grasses and trained fruit.