In the last couple of days, Jane and I have taken up fencing… and replaced it with new fencing. The boundary fence between us and next door was getting fairly dilapidated so we finally got round to replacing it. Originally we’d planned to do the job during winter but the first part of this year was so wet we had to delay a bit. Extra foliage made it a little harder but I think we’ve done a decent job.

The next job to finish is taking apart the old fence panels, salvaging any decent wood and disposing of the rest. Meanwhile, I can definitely feel the work out in my shoulders – there is a lot of lifting and carrying involved. At least we’ve got concrete fence posts, which made the job easier than if we’d also had to replace rotted wooden posts… apart from the last one which is set just a little too wide and need a bit of engineering with some of the wood I’ve recovered so far in order to fit the panel firmly in the gap.