In the garden ...

Hi, still in Great Haywood Marina on my own and George is at our son’s house helping him to landscape his garden …

The wood on the lawn is what’s left of a Cyprus Tree which stood very tall behind the Rowan tree, made the back wall unsafe and darkened the whole garden ...

… then the unsafe back wall came down ...

… and the big boys toy arrived, except ...

… it wasn’t only the boys who needed a go!

 In the meantime, life for daughter-in-law Ange carried on with the usual domestic chores!

 And then the wood arrived - at this point I thought they were going to have a railroad through the garden!

Progress is being made - ditches are being dug to hold the wooden posts which will contain the new lawn ...

… and the drainage has been put in ...

 … the builders have started to rebuild the back wall ...

… and the first posts at the only right-angled corner have been aligned.

15 year old Lucy has volunteered to mix the cement each time knowledgeably asking if a wet(ish) or dry(ish) mix is required.

 The curve starts but unfortunately it’s too tight and has to be remodelled ...

 … and come right in the end!

On Saturday Ange came to pick me up to spend a night so that I can see at first hand how it’s progressing ...

Sunday morning - father and son chatting whilst awaiting instructions ...

… from the boss, Ange’s Dad Norman is project manager and is checking ...

 … out the work for today...

 … time to get started!

Left to right - Norman back-fills on what will eventually be the patio while Lucy does the same on the lawn side.  George and Mark have nearly completed the curved section of the lawn surround and the back wall is complete except for the ‘finishing-off’ top layer.

Busy, busy, busy

The last mix of the day ...

 … and such a lot has been accomplished in the short time I was there.

I’m back at Rock n Roll now still catching up on outstanding jobs within the boat and the blog of course … watch this space!