A second vegetable bed. By Bella and Anth. Abbi supplied the chocolate.

Wardrobe doors. By Duane.

Abbi resting during Q2. She did work very hard this morning.

The first vegetable bed - prepared by Bella, Abbi and Anth.

Bella trying to start off her contractions!!

I have a new friend. This baby robin has been shadowing me all day as I pottered round the garden.

The pool flowerbed is finished. All pink blossoms with grey chippings. We are very colour conscious in Wales.

Duane has been spending his holiday painting the dormer windows - and making wardrobe doors for our bedroom when it rains.

This is the all-weather children entertainment centre - part of the safeguarding children from boredom initiative.

Another view.

More girls on mowers.

 

Abbi painting the new Youth Recreation Centre (or stable as it was known.)

 

Kate and Bella have been busy making Rose Currant and Gooseberry jam - from the garden.

 

Another girl on a lawnmower - we start training our visitors very early.

 

James trying to get the geese to peck him.

James doing his bit in the garden. Digging a two foot deep hole for the rhubarb.

Progress on the flowerbeds. Using up the plants we brought from 22.

It is amazing how much more you can get in if you jump up and down on it.

Bella says she prefers driving the red one.

James is here. With a decent set of wheels.

Anth and I have filled the skip so bella will just have to have her baby in hospital. In a few weeks time please.

Bella doing her bit - mowing the grass sitting down.

Cat square all clean and tidy.

Paths appearing from the under the grass.

This is how you cement a pool on a rainy day.

All ready for Bella and Anth

The spare room all decorated and ready for the carpet tomorrow.

Another view.

The first night in our new bedroom. Spectacular rain most of the night. What a pity yesterday was St Swithin's Day.

This is the next project. Getting the spare bedroom redecorated ready for bella and anth next Friday.

This is the Dibley bedroom ready for the carpet tomorrow.

Another view

Storage solution in the new bedroom.

Go faster Steph!!

This is the guest bedroom. Redecorated and new carpet. Ready for our next visitor. Tomorrow. Just in time.

I have been tiling in the kitchen for the last few days. I don't like tiling.

This is the site of the polytunnel before I started clearing it.

And this is after.

Tart tatin cooked by Kate in the new oven.

This is what a twenty foot polytunnel looks like when it arrives. All we need now is a clear space to put it up and written confirmation of planning approval.

This is the lawnmower effect. On the right before mowing, on the left after mowing. Worth all that money then. And great fun.