Another job finished

Some of Brian’s jobs start by destroying what’s already there. I used to get panicky about that stage, but I’ve seen so many transformations now that I know it means something better is coming. This particular job involved pulling up the rather rustic stone edging for the border and replacing it with terracotta edgings we had bought many moons ago and already fitted to the righthand side of the door.

It’s taken a while for Brian to get round to it because the first side demonstrated how hard it was to dig out a straight line in rocky soil, get the depth necessary for the tiles and then check the height which changes a lot from the door to the urn. With me away, he must have felt that he now had the time to spend on it and do it properly, so out came the tools.

I love the finished look, and so much nicer that both sides now match. I can’t wait to get home and see it in real life.