At the weekend while it was still hot and sunny we continued to work on the patio - trying to get it as finished as possible before Izzy's Christening Weekend. It's good to a have a deadline. The thought of hoards (though friendly hoards) arriving for a barbecue on Saturday and outdoor lunch on Sunday tends to concentrate the mind somewhat. Henry has temporarily stopped building now - we've got wonderful stone steps, with a rather new looking wall at one side - topped by two brand new stone balls. In time they will weather and match those on the house and buildings, but they currently look a bit too new. I think we have to cover them in yogurt to encourage ageing (or maybe muck?).
There was an old fence between the new garden and the paddock, which was good enough to deter the convalescent cows that sometimes recuperate there. I assumed it was not rabbit proof, for as you know they've been nibbling my new plants, and the nuisance would be no worse with no fence there. But since Henry took it down (to be replaced in time by something better), a rabbit family seems to have moved in. Maybe it was the thunder storm last night and they were only sheltering.
At the weekend while it was still hot and sunny we continued to work on the patio - trying to get it as finished as possible before Izzy's Christening Weekend. It's good to a have a deadline. The thought of hoards (though friendly hoards) arriving for a barbecue on Saturday and outdoor lunch on Sunday tends to concentrate the mind somewhat. Henry has temporarily stopped building now - we've got wonderful stone steps, with a rather new looking wall at one side - topped by two brand new stone balls. In time they will weather and match those on the house and buildings, but they currently look a bit too new. I think we have to cover them in yogurt to encourage ageing (or maybe muck?).
There was an old fence between the new garden and the paddock, which was good enough to deter the convalescent cows that sometimes recuperate there. I assumed it was not rabbit proof, for as you know they've been nibbling my new plants, and the nuisance would be no worse with no fence there. But since Henry took it down (to be replaced in time by something better), a rabbit family seems to have moved in. Maybe it was the thunder storm last night and they were only sheltering.
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