Up the workers!

Malcolm and Helen have now left - leaving in their wake a trail of construction.

From helping to fix, make and dig they've been an enormous help over the last few days - often with very little support from me and Jussi. Apart from taking the roof off the Nissen hut they've rescued a heap of fence posts from the old fencing which is being dismantled, fixed up the roof of the stable, collected a load of horse manure from the local riding stables, built a raised bed, dug a ditch around the back of the stables ..... and drunk one vast amount of whiskey while keeping us well away from the TV of an evening. Coupling the late nights with the early mornings has been exhausting, but wonderful. I'd show piccies, only every time I step outside the door with the camera the rain lashes down.

We're settling back to our quiet routine now, and looking forward to Mike and Shona being here next weekend. In between times I think we've promised Ailsa some sort of birthday party.