It's been feeling very backendish this last week. Cool, dewy mornings and evenings, I've started riding out again (and we had two winners this weekend) and things are changing in the garden. Now is the time to resume landscaping. The Big Plan was to tackle the front corner this autumn, so after clearing out the Achillea which had taken over and digging out a few (more) hostas, it was time to start digging over the area around the Buddleia. The trouble is, whenever we start digging in this side of the front, we hit stone, and then we start wondering; is this where the well is?
And the further down you go, the more promising it seems, especially when you find what appears to be a side wall.
But after much digging and trowelling, getting down to about 4 feet deep - we finally decided that this wasn't where the well is. You wouldn't believe how quickly you can fill a hole that big.
Can I make snorting comments about Black Kettles and Pots? You moan at me for never stopping and working too hard and then you sneak off and excavate a pit FAR deeper than anything I have tried. Looks very smart in that corner now you've filled it in.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had a bimble up to the Records Office in Carlisle? I'm thinking unearthing old maps/manorial records and see if you can get a better idea of what might be buried under Chez Bumpkin?
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/carec.asp
They have records from 1300's.