Christmas has arrived late ...

Well, finally, it's time to unwrap and assemble our Christmas present. It came flat-packed in two monster cardboard boxes. They've been stored leaning against the garage wall all through the winter.



Unpacking the boxes revealed a giant 3D child's wooden jigsaw puzzle. A quick look at the instructions and hey, away I went ...



the first "A" frame assembly complete

Both "A" frame assemblies complete. The sharp eyed among you may notice that there is a very minor, but significant, difference between the assemblies. This minor difference resulted in me having to take the top section apart and re-assemble it. About an hour after this photo was taken (you'll notice that there's a shortage of photo's between the next one and the final assembly ...).





The seat all assembled, and looking very smart.





Of course, it would never have gone as smoothly had squeak not supervised ...



So, the final product in place, and a glass of G&T to celebrate it's completion.

I think a couple of things to note here. First - it's my photography that's at an angle, not the seat. Second - the slabs went down very roughly, being placed directly on the soil, as a place to store the final assembly and are not the finished job. Laying them like this also gave us chance to ensure the final position is right for the garden - we think there will be a minor adjustment but we're really quite happy with the swing.





The view from the swing. These two photo's should be joined and when (if!) I get the hang of the photo editing software that came with the camera then i'll give it a go.