Last outside day for a bit

I think today is going to be the last day we have the men working outside for a bit (though thinking about it there is one more garden based task that could do with being done, though I was maybe going to try and do it myself in my after-work-gardening-sessions) and it was a productive day all round.

Rosie pleased with her sparkles

First of all, however, a picture of Rosie with her new hair band that sparkles and glints in the sun, casting amazing reflections everywhere. She was fascinated by this. Great fun.

Bekir finishing the insulation task

Easier than getting the big ladder

Bekir keeping safety in mind

A lovely clean result

Outside the men finished up the securing and insulating of the new cleaning access port on the toilet pipe and then they spent a bit of time making sure that the toilet still worked, which it did. I had also asked them to remove the ventilation pipe that was from the old humanure collection point, and fill in the hole in the shuttering underneath the roof overhang to prevent hornets and birds from getting in, so they did this quickly. The cleaning access point is very nicely done and finished and now just needs an insulating lid over the top of it to keep it from freezing in winter.

Lots of work in the raised beds

Bekir adjusts the wiring for the lights

A tidier situation than before

Steadily getting there with digging this all over

Rosie making a sand castle

Bouncing with balloons

It really was another lovely day today and Angela and Grandma were outside a lot, doing a lot of clearing and planting in the raised beds. After lunch they went with Halil to see our apartment in town which was lovely and while they were gone Bekir got stuck into redoing some wiring in the roof to make it a bit tidier. He also had a look at the toilet pumps again and stopped them from pumping continually once more. After work I took myself into the garden and dug over the next section of vegetable patch. Rosie did some sandcastle making before a bit of hobbying with me and then a lot of fun with Grandma on the trampoline.

So there it is; a fun day and a productive one. Thanks for reading and back tomorrow.