The builders arrived a couple of weeks ago- and all is chaos on my short route to the school room!
From the house to the school room, there are obstacles galore! Sometimes, I can't get through as trucks arrive to off-load bricks:
This provides a novel excuse for being late for school!
The school room is the low, white, container-shaped building at the back centre of the photo. The space between our house and the schoolroom is so busy these days, with builders and workmen, even when trucks are not off-loading bricks:
Ben is loving all the interruptions and watching the men busy at work! You can just about see him in his yellow T-shirt, running to get out of the way of the wheelbarrow- or is he just super-keen to get to lessons??
When we finish lessons, we never know which new obstacles may be blocking our way home, as dumper-lorries full of stones, sand, gravel or bricks arrive daily. This was the view from the classroom door one day last week:
For Ben, life is full of excitement, as though the builders have prepared mountains to climb on, just for him:
There are no Health and Safety restrictions here to spoil his fun, so when we opened our classroom door yesterday to the sight you see below, you can imagine how happy Ben was!
The wall is progressing quickly:
It is a shame in one sense that we have to lock ourselves away behind huge, brick walls. However, it will add to our sense of security in an insecure environment. The chaos of these few weeks of building the new wall is definitely worthwhile!
O my! Glad BEN is having such a wonderful time. And what about the rest of you ? Yes mixed blessings, the need for security and yet the sadness for the need. xx nana
ReplyDeleteWhat a shiny new wall! Why not ask Esther to make the speech for the opening ceremony? Andrew could make a shiny metal plate, and Ben could write the date on it. What do you think? And perhaps a brass band to boot! Granddad.
ReplyDeleteWow that *does* look exciting. Watching people building or mending rooves etc is always far more interesting than doing one's work at a desk! Glad Ben is enjoying it. Could they dig a canal channel for him while they are there? As you and Mum say, sad that you need a wall, but hopefully more secure for you all. Love from Ste
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