Re-modelling of the garden continues unabated! Yesterday a fence was put up between us and the neighbours to hide the view of the back of their house - the trusty little domestic cement mixer was hauled out of the shed and put to good use - and I relocated the clivias and bromeliads that have been suffering from too much sunshine to another shady part of the garden. HWCFA and Robert worked like Trojans, sieving the soil to a depth of 30cm and ridding us of 30 years of roots, odd rubble and mussel shells and replacing the soil so that I can put new plants in - perhaps hydrangeas in this difficult area (full sun in summer and full shade in winter).
I helped with removal and replacement of bricks and many fencing poles and planks made the journey from the top of the van to the back of the house until we are ready to put up the next section of fence. Then it was sweeping and watering to clean up the mess, and - wonder of wonders - time for Christmas Eve dinner, which I had cooked while helping in the garden.
Dinner was demolished in no time, pronounced to have been delicious and then we all went to bed, having worked far too hard and eaten far too much!
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