Without doubt, the next eight months will be a seismic shift for all involved: the house, the animals and for us too. VGP now resembles a theme ride at Alton towers, with a black run ski slope for the digger and dumper to access a Scalectric track of scaffolding that will form a vernacular railway into the rock face for the excavation. It feels like we are living on the set of an action movie, now we simply await the arrival of Harrison Ford!
Having re-homed our stunning roses: The Nun, Odyssey and Burgundy Ice, in the white wood behind the bees, we took a deep breath and watched the digger excavate a trench for the footings of the first retaining wall. The appearance of the water main surprised us all, the digger head inadvertently severing the pipe and producing an unexpected extra, a waterfall and trench shaped pool!
Without doubt, there's no going back... Time for a walk through the garlic scented bluebell wood taking a moment to simply stop and stare, remembering that next week, under the Taurus new moon, our new chapter begins.
