Kitchen, Laundry and Garden Changes

The back of the kitchen island has granite tiles on it. They are black and a golden orangy red colour. They change colour quite a bit with the light and generally look black until you get close or the light hits them just right. 

Island tiles have been installed and grouted.

Close up view of the granite tiles prior to completion of grouting.

The sink is in the process of being installed. It's quite fiddly work to make sure that an undermount sink can come out again without damaging tiles. 

The green marble passed the water test and will start to be installed this weekend. 

AO installed the forgotten laundry room cove tiles. There is still a white tile quarter round to go in front of the pretty cobalt blue cove tiles.

AO's best thing....wrecking stuff. The flowers in the garden had become moldy in the August rains so they had to go.   Red clover and oats have been planted for green manure crops so I hope the beds will be full of plants again fairly quickly.
In the meantime there are more beans to eat than we can manage and fortunately the bean plants did not get blight..