Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
yes, it is a very nice wall but what is the point of it?
A very good point and a fair question. The original design of the wall was to retain the vast ammount of soil needed to have a flat area around the house for LoomB's formal garden. On the complicated side, of the wall, there is quite a difference in hight between us and the soggy area next door. On the other three sides, there is also a change of level that is not so pronounced.

Secondly, in combination with a decent gate and a Dog, it will keep out undesireable Cows, Dogs, Sales persons and family tribes. Thirdly, it will make the inmates feel more secure, especially when we get perimeter lights, including families with young kids. I have already had to rescue one Irish boy from a small barbed wire massacre and two German/Thai girls from the lake.

Later, in my life, I will need a small area that I can manage, all by myself, whilst the hired help, plants and weeds the farm bits to the front and back. Lastly, some parts of it will have murals painted on it, some parts will have backlighting and support paraphanalia for the water features and bits of it will support mirrors and the odd one-sided statue. Other than that, it's just a wall.


Quote Originally Posted by johpam
what will you do to make it secure?
Dogs, thorny bushes and, if necessary a shotgun