The Wall

- have just spent an afternoon finishing the short length of dry-stone wall in the back garden. This had been a pile of stone for a couple of years.   Now its a wall and a considerably smaller pile of stone.
Nearly put Pete's and my lights out lifting the capping stones into place.

I think we may use much of the remaining small bits of stone to pave the shady area between the wall and the workshop. Doubtless we will find a use somewhere for the larger bits of stone.
Doubtless there are those amongst my readers (you know who you are, Mr W!  :o))) who may criticize the building technique, but we're quite pleased!

more spoons for spoonfest

I am very excited about having bought my tickets for Spoonfest in August.

It also means that we will be going to Sheffield to see Fran & Jen, and see their newly-renovated house at last.
And their garden, AND their allotment.
Ryanair won't make it easy to help us stock the garden or allotment, but I am hoping to take a few plants over with us.
So, in preparation, I have been making lots of spoons, some of which I am going to bring over,

including these three, made of birch, of which I am quite pleased.

I shall also be bringing these two (below), a 'spoonula' and a cooking spoon, designed with a hook to prevent it falling into pots or bowls. These are also made of birch, both from the same bit of branch, and I am hoping that Jen will be able to find a use for them!

 Now to arrange for some decent weather...