We’ve made a start on building the raised veg beds. We’re planning for these to be three-high in sleepers so that the final level will be near waist height. That’ll make gardening easier for when we’re too old to bend down, but is going to need a lot of soil from somewhere.

The last couple of days has been so hot, added to by the glare of the white geotextile, that Chris just had to take his trousers off – all our summer clothes are still in storage with his Mum – and we retreated to the cool of the potting shed to finish the second of the ‘his and hers’ work benches and the ‘Dutch cheeseboard’ shelving.



Chris in his boxers, hoping we don’t have any visitors …