No Walling Wednesday

Four intrepid wallers* went to Markenfield in the mist to eat Stollen and Festive Flapjack singing Christmas Carols all the while. They were also going to do some walling but unfortunately there was a huge pile of stones to be cleared and sorted so walling never commenced.
Rods special ergonomic slimline patented high sided walling bucket was mercilessly destroyed by a kak-handed ne’er-do-well scurrying pell-mell backwards and forwards between the fill heap and the wall. We're hoping Santa will furnish him with a new one.

Thanks everyone for a splendid year of walling. I hope you all have a marvellous Christmas time and I hope to see you in the New Year.


* Graham, Barry, Rod and Rich.

We'll have to build something like this but with a roof if some of the January forecasts come true 

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 4

Tony Returns

Tony has returned! He joined Barry, Graham, Rod and me in finishing the section.
The accumulation of 'rubbish stone' being passed progressively down the wall has finally caught up with us and it was a struggle to use the odd shaped bits we had, unfortunately we have some rubbish left to pass further down the wall.  We even managed to scavenge up enough toppers to cover the wall and finish it properly.
A medal for fortitude goes to Graham who, despite a cough to shake the bones and a voice thick with cold, walled all morning.

Start of the day

Morning break

Mid day

Wall topped out

Demolition work

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 5