Pool up

Here we are at the end of another day and what a hot one it has been.

Bekir taking the chainsaw up to start work

Pool spread out ready for assembling

Angela shelling peas

Getting started on the pool

Nearly all up

Bekir pushing the floor out flat

This morning the men were in on time and were up continuing to fit the shuttering all along the top of the wall. This is a slow old business but by the end of the day they had all but finished it I think. I was out so I missed that but more on that later. Mid morning I helped to drag the insulation panels out onto the patio as our pool covers had finally arrived. Halil and Bekir carried the pool out and then it had to wait until my lunch break. Angela spent the morning in the heat harvesting peas and then spent ages shelling them and now we have an awesome bag of home grown peas, and she's only half way. At lunch time I helped Bekir and Halil to assembled the walls of the pool and then we started filling it, Bekir hopping in to smooth the floor out.

Bekir harvested tea from our trees

The shuttering continues

It is a two person job

Setting out the new pool cover

It's on, but very loose still

Dramatic clouds after dinner

After helping with the pool Bekir grabbed a ladder and harvested a load of the Linden blossoms off our trees and then lunch was over and they got back to shuttering. Mid afternoon I headed off back to collect Mo from the shop and was told that the problem was "too much oil" except I hadn't added any oil between buying the machine and having the trouble on the Thursday lunchtime. I don't know what to think to be honest but he does seem to be working so tomorrow I'll try to get the last bit of the lawn mowed and see how he acts. When I got back the three of us all pitched in to put the new cover on the pool (though just now Angela and I have had to go out and secure it a little better as it was flapping a lot; not ideal) and the water is still filling into it. After dinner time Rosie demanded I take a picture of the sky again as she loved what it looked like so I did.

The clouds have all cleared now and it is a lovely evening. Thanks for reading again, back tomorrow.