This morning Nick Hayter finished the final coat on the west gable end wall.
He cleared up his materials, washed his rollers and bagged up empty paint cans.
James the carpenter visited to discuss the next stages with him. This will include the fitting of a new drainpipe and the start on the east end gable.
Jackie, meanwhile, spent most of the day on removing the fallen arch, This involved cutting some plants free of the twisted metal structure before it could itself be moved to a temporary location at Fiveways.
The remaining section of the arch will be used to support the pale pink climber in the Rose Garden which currently blocks access to the bench in front of the shed.
While in that section she also photographed an apple and Autumn sculpture in front of a fuchsia of the Hawkshead variety;
then the view of the garden from the Cryptomeria Bed to the house.
This evening we all dined on further helpings of Jackie’s tasty pasta arrabbiata with which she drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Malbec.