Work Continues.

It rained in the night but fortunately although it's been grey the day has been dry.

The builders came again to work on the porch and the paving. (This is worth mentioning as sometime builders don't turn up though I have to say James has been pretty reliable.) 

The rest of the paving slabs were taken up and delivered to the zoo as Dean, the owner had said he would be able to re-use them. Parts of the storage areas get very muddy when it rains so the slabs might be useful there. But I kept back a few slabs to extend the step next to the drive. When the car is parked there I often have to wheel my bike along the brick parapet and then lift the bike down. The double step should make it easier for me to wheel the bike on to the lower path. I also saved some half-slabs to make another step by the curve instead of the random old concrete block that was there.

Out in the front garden the builders removed all the old sand and mud that the top layer of slabs had sat on. That revealed a garish checkerboard pattern of red and yellow paving slabs which probably predated the last owners who were here for 30 years. Not at all to my taste. The builder was only able to get a few buff slabs from the local branch of TP so they're laying those today and the rest should arrive tomorrow. I'm really pleased because I thought the paving would be a job to be done 'in the future'. They also sorted out one of the steps leading down into the garden. One of the street sized paving slaps had been sloping badly but as the wall next to it had been built over it I wasn't able to do anything to level it and prevent it being a trip hazard. The builder cut the slab and re-set it so it is safely level now.

I've spent my day pottering about, making cups of tea (two of them like their biscuits) and generally keeping an eye on things. I've also started trying out different ideas with the glass blobs. I tried using all the blues and greens together but that was too much. I think I'll do greens on one window and blues on the other.

Back garden flowers.

Later I'll be off to Pilates and as it's the first one of the month it's kettlebells. That's hard work.