Well.
Watch some chaps erect our new shed. Move the gardening tat into it and put up the "shed poster" .(oh yes, and I'll need to paint that and various fences)Attempt to replace blower resistor in car without making anything go bangDig the scaffold plank (actually it might be a railway sleeper) out of the garage roof, sand it, varnish it, get some hollow concrete blocks and make a weatherproof bench for perching in the sun (humans or cats).New kitchen (hopefully). Go under the floor again, make it as far as the kitchen without going wibble and see if there is gas pipe anywhere near where I want the hob - Run some cat5 cable under the floor.
- Annoy the various insulating companies again
- Get the loft floored and move all the shit up there
Start making pizza again (subject to new kitchen)Build a pond. Wait for the wildlife to flock to it. No really, there had better be dragonfliesAttempt to improve the clay soil. Ha. Ha. HaPost those really great big heavy paving stones lurking at the back of the garden on Freegle in the hope that some champion weightlifters will remove themDig up the cherry laurel (see also, Freegle)Move the huge pile of bark chips. Acquire a mattock (I like the word mattock). Do extreme violence to the leylandii roots with the vague aim of planting a wildlife hedge up there, eventually.Plant lots of beastie friendly plantsBask in the sun, like a lizard, listening to the humming and whatnot- Replace the crap shower and bath with a decent shower and cabinet (subject to funds)
Stoke the kittiesMaybe even ride my bike
Not done bad really, so far. The need for cat5 cable appears to have gone away.
The paving stones got beaten to death and taken to the tip in many trips. The cherry laurel went in the bin.
The underfloor is insulated as much as it can be, and hopefully
the CWI will get done soon.
I gave up with the leylandii roots and just planted between them.
I attempted to improve the soil (but there is basically a seam of terracotta a spade's depth down), the proof of the pudding will be seeing how much of a swimming pool there is when it starts raining...
On top of all that I also painted quite a lot of new fence, though there is still a lot more fence still to paint.
The bathroom improvements are not happening this year, and maybe not next year if I decide to go for solar PV instead.
The 'GAMI to floor the loft' has turned into 'let's try DIY' so that will be a project for the autumn.
And we have had dragonfly visitors