Slap on the chaux

We woke to a gorgeous blue sky, perfect to get on with some renovation of the rendering around the pool, and resetting some loose slabs.

I had the job of mixing up the chaux, whilst Brian cleaned down the areas we were going to be working on. It’s best just to damp them down before then slapping on the chaux.

I’d taken our lunch up there, cheese and pickle baguette, so we were able to enjoy the whole day working on the walls, chatting and feeling like we’d had a thoroughly good workout by the end of it.

Before heading back down to the house for a well needed shower before dinner, we sat for a while admiring our work, and planning for tomorrow whilst enjoying a nice hot cup of Earl grey tea.