We had a rather leisurely morning yesterday, after a long day on Saturday. I spent the morning playing with some IT (getting the FreeSat box working on the LAN, and getting it to see the network storage, which means I can store recorded television on the rather larger NAS drives, which is nice). That done, we did some work clearing the weedy and composted chippings from the patio outside the dining room and the path leading through the herb garden from there. We're removing the chippings entirely, and replacing them with aggregate. The chippings are nice...but decompose, sooner or later, get full of weeds and grass, and need replacing. The aggregate, though about three times the price in the first place, shouldn't need nearly so much work or further expense. Thus, the paths are being upgraded. However, that does entail removing the mess from 150m2 of path, and barrowing in about 17 tonnes of gravel.
It'll look good when it's done.
Today, we started by hooking up a mini dishwasher we have been kindly loaned by Ann and David. We're using it for cleaning and sterilizing jars and bottles in the preservatory, so it's connected to a cold water feed in there. At the moment the waste discharge is a little agricultural (into a bucket), but I'll make something a little slicker before too long (he says). It was immediately used to clean a dozen swing-top bottles, while we pressed this year's apple harvest. The electric scratter, which debuted last year, once again proved its worth. Not an enormous crop, but there you go.
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