My Sainsburys doesn't open till 7am, but I like to shop early. The car park is empty, so can park where I like; shelves are all fully stocked; the aisles are empty, and there's not much of a queue at the tills.
It quite instructive to dig up your garden, to see what's down there. Here's one I made earlier...
No valuable objects, unfortunately; mainly found bits of broken crockery, and some rusty ironwork.
But it's also very instructive to find out exactly what kind of soil you've got. You can see that I have 9 inches of top soil, then it's solid clay.
I don't have the windows open but might have to with all this sweltering heat-I have the mosquito net at the ready and a punka wallah to operate the fan.
I know that in cemeteries they do pile the soil up, so that, over time, it settles and eventually flattens out.
When you do these archaelogical digs, you have to sieve all the soil. I've seen this done on Time Team, so I knew what to do. The sieved top soil makes wonderful compost. So I kept a lot of it, and did not put it back in the hole. Hence the slight hollow, made worse by natural compaction.
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Oh-the parents will come looking for you-don't leave the windows open at night
My Sainsburys doesn't open till 7am, but I like to shop early. The car park is empty, so can park where I like; shelves are all fully stocked; the aisles are empty, and there's not much of a queue at the tills.
It quite instructive to dig up your garden, to see what's down there. Here's one I made earlier...
No valuable objects, unfortunately; mainly found bits of broken crockery, and some rusty ironwork.
But it's also very instructive to find out exactly what kind of soil you've got. You can see that I have 9 inches of top soil, then it's solid clay.
I am not scared, I have salt, bread, flour and water.
How can you sleep with the windows open with all this rain, no wonder you have restless nights
I don't have the windows open but might have to with all this sweltering heat-I have the mosquito net at the ready and a punka wallah to operate the fan.
Gary -so that is where the bodies are buried
Gary at least you have some top soil, in some areas of my garden I hit the clay after 3 inches.
I am off out soon, any requests?
Serious treasure has been found not very far away, and I did use a metal detector to try to locate the most promising spot.
There is now a slight hollow in the lawn, where the replaced soil has compacted. I suppose that it does appear a little bit suspicious.
The police are on their way-you had better hid in the shrubbery Gary
I am ok on supplies Mrs Geoff has caught the bus into town-I shall be cleaning windows
Looks like a fine day for Pam on Sunday
Whenever I see buried bodies there is always a bump in the lawn not a hollow
Good news for Pam, I just wish I was closer.
I will report back on ice cream supplies.
I know that in cemeteries they do pile the soil up, so that, over time, it settles and eventually flattens out.
When you do these archaelogical digs, you have to sieve all the soil. I've seen this done on Time Team, so I knew what to do. The sieved top soil makes wonderful compost. So I kept a lot of it, and did not put it back in the hole. Hence the slight hollow, made worse by natural compaction.
I should have put up a mosquito net. Something bit me in the night and I now have a big itchy red bump on my face. Am trying not to scratch...
I did some archaeological digging at Woking palace, and found an oyster shell. So the Tudors ate oysters - who knew?
I will report back on Pam's garden.