25th - 30th January 2010

This was the week Dave's work began in earnest, as he was given the task of digging the trench for the foundation wall of the garage while the proper mate, Richard, did the same for the house. It was hot and sunny all week and for a while I think the thought of a return to a cosy desk and some IT problems may have seemed quite attractive to Dave. But anyway, he survived and with Neil the builder following his two charges along the trenches to build its boxing, the job was done amazingly quickly.

Monday (yes even Anniversary Day didn't stop them) Let the battle commence.

Not a bad day's work for an old'un.

Tuesday - more trench,

some lovely woodwork,

and lots of polystyrene


Wednesday - a smile as the garage trench is finished


Meanwhile, just to keep myself amused, I started to sort the flaxes around the veggie patch - a bit of gentle weeding, a lot of cardboard boxes and some of last week's grass clippings should sort them out. Almost all have survived thus far which is very promising.

By Thursday, the foundation trench was just about done and
it was all looking so good until.....


Friday, when a whole group of plumbers came and turned the place into chaos.