Christmas Shirt

Todays event is an inside street party this evening with friends down the road, not sure if I will wear this or not.
Having had the whole day available I decided I must actually do something. One of the new year projects is improve the drainage in the newest flower bed that flooded last winter, drowning all the dahlias. I have lots of ideas what to do but plans have to be adaptable to circumstances so I stood and tried to think my way through the process. The first problem I identified is locating the route of the existing land drain. This was done surprisingly easily, I dug a square hole in the lawn so I knew how far down the drain runs. 
My son in law has given me several runs of "french drain", plastic pipe with holes that collects and moves the water away. Once I laid out the pipe I realised I had lots more than I expected. After more standing and thinking a bit more I decided I could drain a second area to the side of the bed. A second hole was dug in the lawn, measurements taken and more plans made.
Looks like a busy new year looms