For the third Friday in a row I arrived home in the dark carrying stuff and the access to the house was a problem. Worse this time was that it was unexpected – the steps by the letter box were blocked with lumber with no warning or explanation.



I think the explanation is probably to stop us walking on the framing for the steps that was installed on Tuesday for a concrete pour on Wednesday, to be washed back on Thursday. The limit to this explanation is that the steps weren't poured on Wednesday so, with a public holiday and all, the steps will be impassable until at least next Wednesday – nine days total. To add to my general sense of frustration no-one's actually thought to tell me what's going on, and I can't ring K to check until next Tuesday. Hmpf!

Not withstanding my (somewhat reasonable) grumpiness, there has been plenty of pleasing progress. The rest of the path has been laid, the deck is finally cut back (although the side is still missing), and the front lawn has been mostly cleared and levelling to path height has started.