Concrete!

Holidays are over and things are getting back on track. The first concrete was poured last week - foundations for the retaining walls and basement. The next step is blocklaying - don't know how long that will take. So far my estimations of anything have been way off - I never knew I was such an optimist! I'm trying not to think too much about garden plans - it's a bit hard to get a clear picture of the layout when there are piles of topsoil in odd places. At the moment everything that is not bare clay is a wasteland of fathen and I keep thinking of the saying "one years seeding - seven years weeding". Actually I've never tested that one - I don't think I've ever managed to stay in one place long enough.