Things are always changing and we are always trying to grow and learn. Nowadays we are engaging with “mobility issues” and looking at accessibility at the house. Recently, some of our “small repairs team” worked on the south side path of the house. There were some bricks being used as edging, about two inches proud to the concrete surface of the path. Our raised beds are on either side of the path.
While the bricks help keep debris out of the path, they also create a bit of an obstacle. Especially since we got the single-stream recycling wheelie bins. They are slightly too wide for the bordered path. Other wheeled devices could also have problems on the path.
So, we agreed to change them. Respect for the hard work to install them many years ago, but the times are a’changin! The project is to remove them by pulling them out (sort of like pulling teeth), and then re-setting them in the gaps at the same level as the concrete of the path. This way, the wheeled vehicles and devices can more smoothly move across.
We still have a little work to do. But that’s par for the course with an old house and lots of people coming and going, living life to the max!
