Facing the chop.

Thanks to Luke we now have a fully stocked wood store and a pretty clear patch behind the shed. Out came the chainsaw (he loves that thing - says it makes him feel like a real man) and two hours later he had sawed and chopped the entire log pile. He got a shock when he uncovered the carcass of a large bird. Who knows how long it had been there or how it had died but I waited until he nipped into the house before I scooped it up on the spade and got rid of it. I was thinking he would be amazed that it had disappeared of it's own accord but my clumsy shovelling gave the game away as he saw the ridges in the ground. Foiled again! Now the area is clear we have the broody box and the small chicken run tucked around there, ready for any new chickens. All very tidy. The wood store looks great too with it's jigsaw of logs.
In Luke's honour I built a fire and took the evening chill off the room. I also added some of the dried stalks from the cut back lavender and that produced a wonderful aromatic aroma.

After so much DIY this week (including me taking a while to sand back and then repaint the newel post on the stairs only to lose my balance and land head first  into the carefully painted post that resulted in a hairy post and a shock of white in my hair!) it was lovely to kick back, put on an old film and enjoy the lavender scented fire. All we need now is apple and blackberry pie and thick custard!