Things I've learnt - Outdoors

This is probably the first post of many, we have spent a lot of time outside. Today is the first chilly rainy crappy day in a while, I miss the sun already. But I have an excuse to spend a little time inside which is nice too.

Pictured - Ivy is the worse.

Not pictured - We did it all by hand with barely any tools. We basically ripped the ivy off the shed and got rid of the roots with chisels.

Not pictured - We even worked in the rain.

Pictured - It is a long process.

Not pictured - Tom spent hours digging ivy roots with a pickaxe to prevent regrowth. 

Not pictured - We got rid of meter tall and wide bush of brambles. With garden scissors. 

Pictured - We are stronger than ivy.

It's still all nice and dry inside and there is a little shelf so we're hoping to turn it into a chicken shed. That is if we can make it safe enough from all the foxes sitting in front of the house. Any suggestions?

Speaking of foxes, there is an update on my Etsy shop!

Things I've learnt - Indoors

Pictured - I have learnt to put a wooden floor down with a under layer. Which involves cutting, fitting, measuring, hand sawing and clipping. For a full day. Obviously I can't take all the credit, we were three on it.

Not pictured - I have learnt that shaving the bottom of a door to be able to close it after fitting the aforementioned wooden floor is the hardest thing I have ever done. We tried sawing it, shaving it, grating it off. Four of us were taking turns, it took hours spread and two days.

Not pictured - I have learnt that sawing a plank of agglomerate wood to the size required is the second hardest thing I have ever done. Mostly because I find it extremely boring and after sawing our wooden floor to fit, I had enough.

Pictured - I have learnt that I can go to the DIY shop and get exactly the colour of paint I want. Thanks to a computer, a big machine and a white base of paint. Minty green, always minty green.

Pictured - I have learnt that we can build a record unit shelf, based on Tom's idea and design.

Not pictured - I have learnt it is hard to build something when you've never built anything in your life and you don't have the tools or the logical brain required.