Overalls on and spade out of the garden locker, I was soon hacking away at the turf to strip away the area to be chipped. Without a wheel barrow the biggest job was shifting the slabs of turf but by early afternoon it was all cleared, the two broken slabs replaced, sheets of 'weed stopper' put down and then it was just a matter of spreading bucket loads of the stone chips and raking them out. It was starting to get dark and I'd not quite finished but enough was enough so that was it for the day.
17th. Doc's to confirm blood results, PSA <0.1 Yes!!! Back to the overalls and crack on with the gravel. Lunch time and I get a text from young Mr Fair, "What're you up to today?" "Not a lot" says I. About an hour later Mark and Nic arrive clutching cake! Overalls back off (Any excuse!!), kettle on. Coffee, cake, chocolate brownie and convivial company, what more can you ask for!? It was sunset and the fading daylight that brought the cake and coffee to an end as Mark and Nic had to get back to Inverness, get a meal and into Eden Court in time for the evening showing of Les Mis (Not Mark's cup of tea, too many French in it and all causing trouble!). 18th. MF's birthday! An overnight frost had hardened up the ground and caused a bit of a problem getting the last of the turf up from the front of the green locker, however, a bit of graft and jumpin' up 'n' doon on the spade eventually got it cleared; then weed stopper put down and lastly the chips. That's the parking spot done and dusted! Now to stow the last of the chips for another wee project to be tackled in the next few weeks.
