Building & Sewing

Today I finally helped with the building work (after stealing some sewing time of course).  Barrowing 1.2 cubic metres of hardcore rubble in our recently aquired hole at the back of the house. 
Obviously I did the hard work loading the barrow & my minion/husband waltzed it round & emptied it. 

We had some help/hinderance as you can see.  They didn't stay long prefering to run around the garden /building site chasing each other.  Its funny, we tried to make the lawn as large as we could given the space available, & yet its only when something is plonked in the middle that they really run around in the garden.

I also managed to make some trousers for Tintin which are almost finished.  They would have sewn up in a trice but I decided to make things harder for myself by creating cuffs & a pocket from an old necktie.  I never appreciated just how much fabric it must take to make one little tie.  I am now off to deconstruct as many as I can find.  I am sure there is a wealth of making possibilities waiting for me.

oh dear!

When we weren't dealing with sick children this weekend, this is what we were doing.  This was once a garage.  When we bought the house we put up an extension at the side of the house which blocked off this garage at the back.  So it has been turned into a workshop for my husband & the front half is being demolished to make more space in our tiny garden. Eventually it will be a pergola. Probably. Depending on how twitchy I get once the conservatory goes up that we have no space in the garden.

This project has been so long in the discussion that its hard to believe that this wall is finally down.  Its quite amazing how it opens up the garden visually.  And with the green roof that we have planted on the top of the workshop part, from upstairs at least, the garden looks really extended.

Now I just need to get out there with the sledge hammer and bash the rest of the remains up for hardcore

But wouldn't you know it, its raining cats and dogs out there.  Never been so grateful for a downpour!