We are in lock š down, but the plants are growing!
The greenhouse is bulging with plants š±. We managed to get compost before travel was restricted, so have enough for seed rearing. We use grow bags and compost for cucumbers š„ , tomatoes š and chillies š¶ in the greenhouse. Currently I am not sure if we can get these. Hopefully we can find...
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Bottled Beer!
OK so the beer was put on about 2 weeks ago and should have been bottled a number of days ago. In lock down, youād think this would have been a priority! Not having the time, recently, Barbara stepped in and sorted the batch! What would we do without Barbara! I donāt want to...
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Kids on Lock š Down!
So what are your children doing in lockdown? We got a Ā£60 a month rebate on our electricity a few months ago. I feel that is going to be reclaimed in the coming months with the kids back home! 3D printers and powerful computers warming rooms our electricity bill is forecast to go through...
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Stockpiling for Isolation
I think we need to put things into perspective. In the next few weeks I am sure we will see further measures to slow the spread of Coronavirus. In preparation, tonight I have put on 23 Litres of wine š· and 23 litres of beer š». Hopefully the former will be ready in 7...
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Geese are laying!
Last year our first goose egg was laid by our ladies on 25th February. This year it was today, 26th February 2020! Talk about keeping to a timetable. Quite amazing! Next it will be the swallows turning up on April 14th …… which they always do, give or take a day. I know what...
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Angry Bees!
Well wouldn’t you bee angry too? I can see some of the beehives from the house. I am always keeping an eye on the hives checking all is well. In the summer it is always useful to look out at midday to make sure they are not swarming. Everyone had been warning us about...
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So I Bought A Tractor
There are many things in life you expect, and others you dream of, but I never thought I would say, “I’ve bought a tractor”. A big investment, and a decision not taken lightly but we came to the conclusion that a little tractor would help us manage the outside and the fields. One of...
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Got the bottle
While renovating our property, we have dug up a lot of ‘treasure’, junk and rubbish. Mentioned in my previous article were the hand pumps , but probably the most fragile and delicate has been antique bottles. I think it is the age of the bottles, and that they were not mass produced by mechanised...
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Well, well, well…….
We knew it existed, and were told when we were buying the house where it was, but due to overgrowth we hadn’t unearthed the well that once supplied the house with water. Until now. In the former scullery (marketed on the estate agent’s brochure as a utility room! lol) was the pump connected to...
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Given the Chop
From an old photograph, the boundary along our stream was not maintained for around 45 years. Ā What was once a hedge has grown to become a line of trees....