The big dig

On Sunday, after a year of thinking, plotting and constantly changing my mind, I thought I should actually make a start on the cabin/shelter/ chalet in the woods.  About the only think I have managed to decide on is that it will be circular.

So I bashed an old broom handle in the ground, tied a bit of wood to it and described an arc about 3.4 metres in diameter.  I then started digging.  Although I do not need any specific foundations, I would like to start the wall below ground level.  Also I would like to make this thing as low as possible.  Unfortunately, as I stand 6' 4" in my socks, this is not so easy; any height that can be lost below ground is a bonus.

The digging is slow work, not helped by my dodgy back, but then, I am in no hurry.  Part of the veggie patch is going to go and I shall have to see if I can transplant my leeks.  Either that or its going to be leeks with everything for the next few weeks.  When we had the new kitchen built on the house, there was a lot of rubble left over.  At a loss as what to do with it, I dug a hole at the bottom of the garden and buried it.  Where?  Right where I am digging my hole of course!