16th April 2010 - Almost ready for the scaffolding

Here we are - 16th April - still on time and on target - kudos to Tony, Adrian and the subbies and Gregg (and me) and the weather gods for keeping everything tickety-boo. The walls are constructed almost up to first lift. Scaffolding should be coming early next week, the steels, joists, lintels etc. are on order, and I think the groundworkers are coming back next week with truck loads of top soil & grass seed to finish off the back gardens. I like saying gardens (plural) - it gives the feeling of the size - croquet court zone, orchard zone, lawn zone. Talking of which, the plum trees that my mum gave me 2 houses ago which have now been transplanted twice in their 10 year lives are now in blossom (see photo) which is great news. If they give us fruit this year, that's great, although just the fact that they are still with us and blossomming (how many Ms???) is more than I hoped for.

It's looking big again - oo-er Mrs.

Plum blossom in the spring-time - the start of a Japanese garden perhaps....