{"id":328,"date":"2022-07-20T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2022-11-09T20:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T20:19:29","slug":"week-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/20\/week-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Week Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Week beginning 18th July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday morning we had some visitors from next door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260-1568x1116.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2260.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c5733c3-9a49-4003-8b9a-e041d294854a-1-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c5733c3-9a49-4003-8b9a-e041d294854a-1-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c5733c3-9a49-4003-8b9a-e041d294854a-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c5733c3-9a49-4003-8b9a-e041d294854a-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c5733c3-9a49-4003-8b9a-e041d294854a-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This visitor doesn&#8217;t care about Health &amp; Safety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We wake at 7.30 to the sound of a digger but it&#8217;s not on our plot! It&#8217;s now 8am and as we settle down for breakfast Lorne arrives to start digging which throws us in a panic because we are not expecting him until 9. We have a brief chat about his plan and he gets started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40508478-1efa-42f9-9757-10de61e975eb-1-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40508478-1efa-42f9-9757-10de61e975eb-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40508478-1efa-42f9-9757-10de61e975eb-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40508478-1efa-42f9-9757-10de61e975eb-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/40508478-1efa-42f9-9757-10de61e975eb-1.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first scrape as the groundworks begin. On the left is the Portaloo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s Monday and quite a few family members are on holiday nearby so we take some time out to go canoeing and swimming on\/in Loch Awe at Kilchurn Castle near Dalmally. It&#8217;s a hot day and we have found a great spot with a beach and a breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2285-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2285-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2285-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2285-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2285-rotated.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s not all work for us we enjoy a bit of a canoe given half a chance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"735\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.58.05-PM-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.58.05-PM-copy-1.jpg 979w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.58.05-PM-copy-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.58.05-PM-copy-1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A perfect day for a swim &#8211; it&#8217;s hot and the water is not too cold.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2290-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2290-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2290-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2290-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2290.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Molly and her boys, Eddie and Zadjil, enjoy a paddle on Loch Awe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are going back to the plot to pick up a few things before heading to the holiday home and find Lorne working away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e22503a6-6e24-432c-b361-97104fd3f1dc.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eddie videos the work in progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a lovely family dinner with our children and their partners, our grandchildren and their aunt and other set of grandparents and we&#8217;ve all had a lovely day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We head back to the plot for the night to find that Lorne has been busy and good progress has been made but we have a new view from the caravan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2296-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2296-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2296-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2296-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2296.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Molly relaxes after a lovely day with our new view in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s Tuesday morning and we are up early so we don&#8217;t get caught out again and Pete is enjoying his morning coffe from his charity shop purchase of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264-959x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264-1439x1536.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2264.jpg 1511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are amazed at the speed of change and the amount of rocks and stones that are needed to support the foundations and house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2303-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2303-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2303-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2303-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2303.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A mound of rocks and stone that weighs in at 60 tons but much more will be needed to prepare the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2328-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2328-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2328-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2328-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2328.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew is away abroad on holiday so Pete is working closely with Lorne on the logistics and how to understand the plans. It can be a bit stressful at times when you don&#8217;t have any training but Lorne is very understanding and reassuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM-1568x1177.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-07-20-at-2.48.31-PM.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2330-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2330-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2330-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2330-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2330.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lots of progress by the end of the second day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Time is marching on and it&#8217;s Wednesday already. We go to Oban to pick up some supplies and on our return we are really pleased to see the transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2331-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2331-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2331-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2331-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/garbothan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_2331.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Preparations for the foundation slab are really coming along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s great to have the family around to see the fantastic progress that Lorne is making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week beginning 18th July. On Saturday morning we had some visitors from next door. We wake at 7.30 to the sound of a digger but it&#8217;s not on our plot! It&#8217;s now 8am and as we settle down for breakfast Lorne arrives to start digging which throws us in a panic because we are not&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/20\/week-seven\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Week Seven<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,17,24],"class_list":["post-328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buildinggarbothan","tag-beautiful-argyll","tag-groundworks","tag-lorne-taylor","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1143,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions\/1143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garbothan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}