Tag: spring
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Once in a Lifetime
I’m afraid there’s only one thing I can start with, though it’s not DIY related. When I heard solar flares meant we would have the best showing of the aurora in a decade I decided to poke my head out the door, but I didn’t think I’d see anything. We’re very lucky to live in…
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Moving stones
This week I’ve been mostly moving stones around. I was pretty pleased with how the first wall came together. I’ve only done drystone walling once before, right back when I was a trainee, so I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to make anything particularly solid. We didn’t want huge walls, just something to define…
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Making space
With spring around the corner, I headed to my first volunteer day at the community garden, while Chris tried to tick off a big list of jobs. Firstly he put some finishing touches on the ventilation system, cutting down and connecting up the pipe in the spare bedroom, and cutting down the black tubes protruding…