Yesterday afternoon in glorious sunshine ...

... two cement lorries, like two conjoined insects, parked on what was the lawn in front of the footprint of the tobacco barn that the previous owners took down (now a mass of brambles weaving among stacks of tiles) and poured cement onto the terrace and steps up the bank behind the cottage.



Late that evening Tod damped down the cement in an attempt to stop it hardening too fast and cracking.

In time we will put down flagstones. For the moment the cement is fine. Softened with pot plants and a pergola it will create a splendid place to sit and eat out on long hot summer evenings.