February
'09
Working
hard
Mr
Pink arrives
After
a long wait, our Kubota tractor arrived, complete with it's trailer
and grass cutter. Within the week it had helped drag over 50 tons
of tile and soil rubble out from the Moli.
Roofers
One
of the next tasks was to strip the 2x4 tack beams from the roof
in preparation for the other beams to be lifted off by a crane.
As I have no head for heights, Alex and David did the work while
I watched rather nervously.
Less
mess
With
the help of "Mr Pink" we have cleared all the roof and
first floor rubble out from the Moli. It was a Herculean task, but
with the digger working continuously, we managed to finish it in
one week.
Improved
Access
As
you can see from these pictures, it has taken a while, but we now
have full drivable access to the front of the Moli. About 60 tons
of infill have been used and two large rocks had to be demolished,
but we have the basic access now. Soon it will be widened down near
the Moli.
Puppies
Floozie
had her litter on the 23rd Feb. There were eight pups in all, but
unfortunately three did not survive the night. Floozie now is taking
good care of the other five who have all grown considerably in five
days.
There
are three boys and two girls who are called, Dozer, Theo, Trotsky,
Buffy and Willow.
The
Wine Cellar
Since
we got the rubble out of the ground floor, we have decided to dig
up some more from the prospective Wine Cellars. These are the old
turbine rooms for the millstones. Once they are cleared, we will
have two storage rooms with a trapdoor for access.
Oh,
we pruned the tops of about 80 olive trees and built the concrete
base for a 24,000 litre water tank as well this month.
January
2009
March 2009
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