A quiet place

At first glance it may not look like an ideal place to sit and enjoy the view but, inspired by our Workaways ability to change the lie of the land with the simple use of a mattock, Brian decided we could make it a charming little place to sit and take a pause.

He grabbed the mattock and set about levelling out the slope.

It wasn’t too long before he was making a difference, and had a flat surface to work with. He began adding the sand to create a proper soft base to nestle the stones in.

He’d reclaimed some stone slabs that were placed around the big Ash tree at the top of the garden, and began laying them as a base for one of our smaller benches. We were soon dropping the bench into place.

Voilà ! I still a bit of work to do, including some chaux and planting, but it’s in place. I thought I’d try it out first. What an amazing view, and lots of comfortable leg room. A wonderful new quiet place to enjoy.

I’m thinking this could be my new favourite spot.