Cob Shed Floor (at last)

I can`t believe that I am writing this......we completed the cob shed floor in one go!!

It was a very warm day and we took our lunch to keep us going. 

We didn`t take a very long break .....  so I am feeling somewhat achy this evening.

Cobbing is hard work.

This is the rough base completed some time ago.

 The ferrets have been using this area as a playground.

Here is our free pile of clay from a local builder.
It was full of stones so we used a sieve and picked them out.

 
Then we spread it out on the old blue tarpaulin and added lots of water.
 

Veronica and Elspeth just happened to come along as we began the first mix. They were soon into the mud pie mix.
Elspeth nearly lost her balance after losing her wellie so there was a lot of gasping and grabbing as we wondered if she would sit down in it.
Just look at her lovely daisy wellies all covered in mud. Luckily it came off when we used the hose.

 When they were all cleaned up
we got the first mix down.

At the end of that we needed our lunch and a welcome drink.

Paula came with my nephew Frazer fast asleep in his pushchair.
She brought us fruit cake to keep us going.

When he woke up, we walked round the garden to see all the animals and collect some veggies.

Meanwhile, cobbing continued.


From the photos it looks like Steve did it all.
I did my fair share.

Nearly there.

Complete.
Wow....very pleased with ourselves.

Mabel has been given a new set of clothes and a new head.

Looks like Tom will be next in the workshop.