Today has been a glorious day from start to finish, though I've been pretty well stuck at my desk so I've not got out side as often as I wished for. There is a video in this update, however. Onwards!
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| Super Safe Chainsaw Technique |
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| New frame supporting one working pump |
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| Bekir and Halil starting to prop the tree branches |
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| Supported well; no more drooping |
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| The cement pour continues |
I had the pleasure of taking Rosie to school today as she was very disturbed during the night and Angela got a very bad night sleep. When I got back the men were already in and looking to start fitting the working pump back into the pump house. It didn't take long and now (after some time at lunch, and finding one of the fittings was not tight enough so the vacuum was leaking) we have the downstairs toilet back and operating again. With this job done the men went out in Thomas and arranged for a cement mixer to come after lunch to pour the foundations of the wall. While they were waiting I asked them to prop the sagging branches on the apple tree in the chicken enclosure so that is now done. After lunch indeed the mixer arrived and they very quickly poured all of the cement it brought into the trench but it was slightly short on quantity!
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| Not quite to the top of the form |
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| No cement here at all |
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| Topping it all up with home mixed cement |
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| All done and smoothed off |
This wasn't really a problem as I do have the cement mixer and I actually think that they prefer mixing and not getting a truck; anyway they pulled the mixer out and got everything that hadn't been poured filled in and right to the top of where we wanted it. We only had one incident of Dog In Cement which was Thelma and she had to have her paws washed off. It is looking great, though, and next week we can start the block wall on top.
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| Rosie with some harvest - White Radish |
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| Swinging in the trees |
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| Scooting on her scooter |
Once I finished work I got to go outside with Rosie into the garden. We had a lot of fun on the slide and playing with Xena then Angela had her help out with getting some food out of the garden for our dinner; Rosie was most impressed with this White Radish though it ended up being a little strong for her to eat after she tried it. After this we did some swinging and then some scooting and then it was dinner time, on the balcony once more. While I've been writing this up Angela and Rosie have been out for a walk in the village and they are still not back so I've been able to get this completed. I'm going to go outside and wait for them now.
Thanks for reading! Back tomorrow.
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