There have been a few days of overcast weather when we could get on the land and do a bit, but the damp in the earth has made it thick and 'claggy' as they say in Yorkshire.
Sunny Nidri - one of the better days
The gravel separating technique collapsed completely after rain - the lumps of clay soil wouldn't sort through the grating. Eventually I worked out a system of hosing the soil - laying it on the grating and washing it. It worked ok, but the soil couldn't be saved, and it made the area round the hose even more marshy.
We got into Lefkas town one day - finding the weather just so cold and clammy we decided we needed a little stove in the shed - yes I know: a wood burning stove in a wooden shed? But all the old people here do it, it's just a case of sorting out the inflammabilities. We found a cheap (130 euro) concrete-lined metal stove (sorry no photo as it was drizzling when we unloaded it and I forgot). The plan is to back it with metal and surround it in cob for thermal mass. As a result of this we have extended the shed length to 3.5 m and decided we'll need more foundation blocks for the weight.
One of the days when we
didn't even get out of the house for rain - this doesn't do it justice - we were on an island at one point. (Yes, yes - but I mean a smaller island, just round the apartment block!)When we went to the woodyard for the wood for the base, Panos (we're on first name terms with the staff there, now) refused (it's a very Greek approach to customer service!) to cut 10 cm off the pieces which come in 360 cm lengths, so we're just going with it, and have redesigned for 3.6 m.
Make the most of this one - he won't be taking his top off so much for a while ...
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