Today it's a three-in-one photo-a-day. My kitchen wall is eighteen inches thick. The outside wall was covered in ivy. It was very attractive. But ivy eats pointing. The wall faces the prevailing wind and rain, encouraging the ivy to dig deeper, resulting in damp spot shown in exhibit 1. This morning two chaps came to dig out the rotten pointing, shown in exhibit 2, and re-point, shown in exhibit 3, before rain stopped play. They are doing a fine job and I think the stonework is fabulous. Sadly, I loved the ivy more, not least because it provided fine nesting spots for house sparrows. Ah well, like a bad haircut, it will doubtless grow back. Yet another reason why renting is a Good Thing.
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