21 Oct 2007

Tidying up outside

We are continuing to tidy up outside as much as we can for the winter - there is loads to do and even after a couple of days we are not even making a dent in it lol... We have trashed most of the tools and had to go out and buy some decent one's - now need a new head for my strimmer to carry on. They are certainly getting some use.

We hope to clear out the front (jungle area) and turn it into a small lawn and a veg/flower garden. Ity is well overgrown and once we made it to the bottom and looked up we realised it was much bigger than we thought at first. There is a green house of sorts which we cannot get into for weeds so another small job hacking through and clearing out.

We will need to buy a very robust lawnmower when the area is cut down enough to cope.

I spent a couple of days pruning the tree outside the front door, we were even able to use the branches for fire wood (once they have dried out a bit) it was a tough job but now it is done it will only need a little maintenance yearly.

Here is a pic of me nearing the end.