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| Sculpting mortar! |
We had always fancied using up all the left over and spare bits of stone to build a cairn but somehow never found quite the right spot for it or it could never be deemed a priority!! Then we did find a spot for one and we had the perfect occasion: the 70th anniversary of VE day. Of course our master builder: Chris Genever was at the helm with his trusty helper not far behind! We found a piece of slate which Chris cut to size and with one of Al's punches, I inscribed the words 'VE Day MMXV'. It made a perfect plaque to build in on the front.
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| View from the cairn |
Inside and, in an empty wine bottle (hic!), we placed a piece of paper in a sealed plastic bag describing the occasion, date and naming the 2 builders. We persevered despite the increasing rain and to protect it overnight, a plastic bin liner was rather unceremoniously placed over it until the following day when I gouged, rubbed and sculpted much of the crumbly and drying mortar so as to expose each individual stone. Now, given that on one side and much too close for comfort is a vicious rose backed up by a thorny berberis, this was quite the most uncomfortable activity!
And where is this being built? Well, about two thirds of the way along the service path - the idea being that it forms a focal point at the end of a straight and narrow woodchip path with a mixed native hedge on one side and a line of shrubs on the other.
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