Problem Solved

As you can see the problem with the digger has been resolved. After firstly borrowing a battery charger from JJ and then borrowing another from our friend Jon, we assured ourselves that the battery was actually fully charged! So, David had a delve in the engine and found an electrical connection hanging loose. Obviously the vibration had shaken it free, hence no starter.

However, the delay in operations wasn't a worry, as we were able to press on with building the retaining wall separating the two levels in the courtyard. Now that we've started to fill in behind the wall, we can see that it's going to take a lot of soil, stones and rubble to bring the whole thing up to the level of the back door. So, we're now confident that we can extend the retaining wall out to the barn and we'll be able to lose the ramp beside the barn to create a view out to the back field.

Having said that, it isn't going to be a five minute job to reduce the ramp and spread it level .