I had a very lazy Sunday and did nothing, a bit of a rest due to digging holes and moving earth over the previous days. The reason for all this graft is that I want to create a small flight of steps in part of the retaining wall that is damaged.

I had to install two uprights which I’ll then use to attach a couple of stringers for the stairs. I made a small framework which will double up as the formwork for the concrete needed to secure the uprights.

I went to Tradelink and picked up four bags of concrete but only paid for three because one was damaged and would have been binned anyway. I forgot just how heavy a 20kg bag of concrete is, and I know that sounds a bit counter intuitive but concrete always seems heavier than it is.

I mixed three bags in the wheel barrow and packed it around the posts and now I’ll just have to leave it until Wednesday and then the concrete should be set enough for me to continue me stairs.

Tomorrow I think will be a day for a walk after breakfast and then I’ll move onto painting because I need to finish the front fence before moving onto the retaining wall.