July 29 – end of the first week

Digger at work – July 25

Our garden is now in ruin and, from Thursday, it’s been a no-go area for the dogs. It looks more like a World War I battlefield than a Hampshire garden. The trenches are deep enough for a dog to break a leg in.

Chaos – July 26


Tomorrow we start filling the troughs with concrete, which means we’ll be building rather than knocking down.

Jackson and Spot (on leads for safety) oblivious to the building work

One of the trenches