Shingle bells, shingles bells....

… shingle all the way!! ho ho ho.... credit for the title goes to my lovely friend Carole, there is a reason she is MarKeTING!

This week saw more progress on the final wall, power outlet placeholder and shingling..

It's looking good from the back...

 

and he finally put his big boy pants on and got the roof jacks down from the front too... 

So that's all from us in 2018, thanks for coming along on this journey with us and we'll be back in 2019, will it be the "year of completion"?

Merry Everything to Everyone!

 

 

 

Light at the end of the tunnel.....

….. the shingling tunnel that is! Putting finishing touches to the top of the front porch wall.  First of all you need to make templates for the shingles...

Then you put them up, 2 rows of hexagons, 2 rows of circles and a row of diamonds...

And so at last onto the final wall...

The plan is to have this wall finished before Christmas, the reality is that it won't happen :) :) best laid plans and all that!

I love the garden this time of year, everything looks dormant but I know that in the ground there are good things happening that we can't see, getting ready for Spring and the next growing season.  I am currently pulling carrots and parsnips, and it won't be too long before I am cutting cauliflowers.

The winter garden is full of hope!

 

 

At last....

.. the worker Mr. M has resumed activity, although he did ask the other day how much time WE were having off for Christmas *rolls eyes*

He's been playing with copper...

Making a head flashing for the front door...

 

Then with a break in the rain he was able to carry on with the shingles on the front wall..

So that is completed, that means three walls are all completely finished....

The back wall is all that is left, it is under cover so hopefully rain shouldn't stop play!! but anything else could.