Tidying and pottering

Another day, and a slightly calmer one like a deep breath after a race. The men still got a fair amount done, though, so let's get to it.

Not a golden start to the day

The trailer has been pushed into it's place

Bekir going up to finish the plastering

There was very heavy rain over night however the new roof made no noise at all from the rain which is great news. When we woke the rain had passed but it was still cloudy and threatening. When the men came in they set to tidying and clearing out underneath the carport (and checking for leaks - we're going to have to re-tile the external balcony sooner rather than later sadly... more un-asked for jobs. Oh well. They got the trailer pushed in, cleaned out the drains and Bekir mixed up some more plaster for a second coat over the holes he filled yesterday.

Angela mulches in the garden

Lots of sweeping and tidying

Mixing a small amount of mortar

A pole is put up

Right in the centre of the washing line

While tidying up the men had gathered two wheelbarrows full of broken up bark and sawdust so Angela took it and used it to mulch around some of her plants in the garden; that should help keep the weeds down and also protect the plants should the temperature drop suddenly. With all the tidying done the men went into the chicken enclosure to put up the final poles for the mesh roof while I headed into town to pick this material up. Unfortunately it was not there at the shop yet; we'll have to go back tomorrow.

So there it is. I think there's more rain forecast for tonight. It's a good thing, as even with the two days of rain we've had so far already the grass is starting to green. Thanks for reading, back tomorrow.