Wheely Good Day

After dropping Sam off at his grandma's this morning and taking the old bed to the tip (and very nearly having it fall off the roofbars on the way) i nipped to the woodyard and got a bit more 2x2, and then on to B&Q, with one of the new wheels, to try and find some way of actually attaching them to the henhouse. After trying all sorts of bolts and the like against the wheel, i found they stock 2m lengths of 16mm steel tube, which fits perfectly. What they dont stock are big washers with a 16mm hole, so i bought them with a 6mm hole, and upon returning home proceeded to expand the holes using a dubious arrangement of clamps and blocks of wood under the drill. A couple of them are a bit lop-sided, but they do the job. As B&Q dont stock cotter pins, some 5mm nuts and bolts serve to secure the wheels on their new axles. The photo shows the wheels, one of which has the axle fitted

it just remains for me to carefully measure and drill holes for the axles in the legs of the henhouse, and once the wheels are on, secure them with another bolt.

It looks like the peas are begining to germinate, and perhaps that the birds have been pecking about, so ive increased the height of the wire mesh above them.

The first of the early carrots are ready for pulling, although most are still a bit small yet. Everything else seems to be doing fine in the garden.

On my last shift at work, one of the lads brought in a load of stuff that was going to be put on free cycle, so naturally my scrounger instinct took over, and i deprived him of several kilos of netting staples and assorted bags of nails, rolls of electrical wire, and wallplugs with screws. Also amongst the stuff were a pair of very expensive professional racing bike rims. After a sudden flash of inspiration i had these away as well, and i am currently doing a 'reverse midas touch' job on them, turning them from an expensive cycling accessory, into a very cheap garden riddle!