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I’m building up the ground level (and taking it down at the top corner) for the floor of the outdoor kitchen. It’s amazing how many wheelbarrow loads go to make up a very small amount of infill. But it was a good day’s work and I think I’ll finish tomorrow, and then I can peg out for the laying of the paving slabs. I’m going to lay them straight on the (well tamped) soil and plant some kind of greenery between them. Then, hopefully I’m going to get on with building the structure.<\/p>\n
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In other news, Hywel from Blackbark tree management (from whom we are going to get next year’s firewood) came to cut up the rest of the tree stump. He runs a small business doing tree work around the calder valley and selling the wood for firewood locally. And he’s very good with a chainsaw! Though he accidentally hit a hidden rock and had to sharpen it mid-job. Still, it was only half an hour’s work and cost me a tenner. Bargain!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Or at least I feel like I did. I’m building up the ground level (and taking it down at the top corner) for the floor of the outdoor kitchen. It’s amazing how many wheelbarrow loads go to make up a … Continue reading