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The Big Dig Gig

8.30am and it was lashing down, we were literally soaked through but not enough to dampen our spirits. Especially as we had been blessed with a Mini Digger thanks to the kind folks in VAZUMO.COM. After a crash course on how to drive the digger the dig volunteers were off like Bob the Builder on a mission!

As we were digging past a certain depth it was necessary to have an Archaeologist present as we dug. Poor Darragh, out designated Time Team Member, had to stand over the hole and watch as it was slowly dug just in case we unearthed some hidden treasure. A few hours on (and thankfully it had stopped raining) and the hole is done. Sadly no gold was found, sorry Darragh!

Throughout the morning fantastic friends arrived to help with the Big Dig. This project would be impossible without them so a HUGE THANK YOU to...

Javier, Anna, Gerard, Claude, Jeanne, Andriy.

Your hard work and encouragement is really appreciated, thank you all.

By the end of Saturday the main excavations were done, the path was edged and the garden was really starting to take shape.

Sunday morning was designated to cutting the posts for the path wall after which we loaded them into the car and headed down to the garden site in Phoenix Park. Sunday's progress was good, the posts went in and now stand firm and the path wall is really starting to take shape. Although, in it's unfinished state it does resemble an unused mine shaft! We left at dusk only because we could no longer see where we were digging.

Our determination to finish this garden project to the high standard we want means that we will be there every evening this week installing woodwork and preparing for planting.

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