The Greenhouse Project_Monday May 25th

Tidying up

I had thought about starting to make the window frames for the greenhouse today. But instead, I watched the three Queens (Victoria, Elizabeth and Mary 2) celebrate the 175^th anniversary of the start of Cunard, on the Mersey, so afterwards, I thought I would clear up the mess that was accumulating outside the door to the greenhouse.

The door leads into what was originally a potting shed. It was wooden and, being almost as old as the rest of the buildings, it has more or less completely rotted away. 

There is a lovely tiled floor (more quarry tiles) underneath all the debris, but temporarily, it has become a dumping ground for rubbish from the greenhouse. It was time for another tidy up. This photo shows the lovely tiled floor after the junk had been removed:

Anything that could be burned was put on the bonfire pile, ready for burning at some stage; the rest was thrown in the bin or recycling. Very little was salvageable but I did manage to save a couple of strong (and long) boards and an old window frame. These are just two of the bags of rubbish ready for taking to the tip:

I've only cleared half of the old shed so far. The side of the building is falling over, which makes the other half of the floor unsafe to work on. Plus, it was my intention only to clear enough to be able to reach the door to the greenhouse. After all, this is the 'greenhouse project', not the shed project!