6 July 2011

Spent the day, trowel in hand, stuccoing the many places where the wall reinforcing concrete was, shall we say, less than smooth.  Used a fairly stiff mortar made from 1 part Type S cement to 2 parts masonry sand which adhered really well.  (Normal mortar for laying stone is made with a 1 to 3 ratio of cement to sand.)  Chree spent the day, drill driver in hand, disassembling concrete forms and putting the resultant lumber and plywood into the to-be-used-again and to-be-bonfire piles.  Another fabulous dinner at Marty’s and Merry’s – butterflied lamb and roasted veggies done on the grill, along with one of Merry’s to-die-for garden salads, and a very good Jason’s Vineyard merlot from the north fork of Long Island.