:: progress report

Today I battered in the stakes on the raised bed and screwed the gravel boards in place. It wasn't too easy - most of the stakes ended up at slightly different angles for a start. But once I'd heaved in the two bags of dirt it looked a lot better. The third bag is still in the car boot - didn't have time to heave it out today.

While I had the drill out I completed another little project I've been procrastinating on and put up a washing line. The previous owner for some reason took down one of the three concrete posts set up for a traditional line (and left the post where it lay! it weighs a ton & can't be reused), so today I bolted a hasp to the tree to act as the third pole. Hurrah! I'll hang out my first load of washing tomorrow.

Some photos:



Planted some sunflower seeds....



.... which were much appreciated by the enterprising wildlife.




This is the raised bed earlier in the week, before I finished building it.



My nice compost bin - it's German, very cunningly designed and made from recycled plastic. I have a worm bin too.