Monday 7th May a lovely clear day with a bit of a nip in the air to start off.

The Scammell flat bed trailer wings are coming along nicely and will soon be ready for refitting on a down side note the scammell is by the gravel entrance drive and this dry weather means a coating if dust on it.

                                                

The line side wagon needed a coat of white on the roof so this time a roller job, a good job the wet paint had a sheen to it.so painted and missed areas are seen.

             

The AA box base needed stabilising and levelling up so blocks under the wooden surround achieved both parts

                                                                             

It was then time for some stakes to keep it from moving and infill it with ballast, after finding the gravel had loads of sand in it at Winchcombe last week the old garden center pile that has had the sand washed out of the top layer by the rain so wheelbarrow trips time.

                              

The hard core is just below frame height so that any damp does not travel up to the wooden floor and 2 stakes have gone in at the rear for the box to sit against.

Whilst sorting the base out I kicked one of the bead rollers by the workshop that have been there for years so time to get one done, a shot blast, swap a few parts and a paint in matt black and we have another display item.

the two one rusty and one cleaned  

Ready for display

Whilst putting the roller on display the plants are narrowing the footpath and it looks less inviting so a quick trim was required.

The pathway to the top end was being taken over by nature even after all the regrouting earlier in the year so chop off and sweep up time.

A quick look at the tree showed the ivy was slowly dying off after having the stems severed around the tree, another trim around the trunk has ensured there are no small feeds left so when it is all dead it can be pulled off and burnt.

                                                    

Finally a pair of old scissors for right handed folks which will need some TLC in the future