Happy new year
Another huge gap in blog entries, and this time I’m not going to back-fill them. The past couple of years have been pretty brutal, and I’m not mad keen to re-visit them more than I […]
Another huge gap in blog entries, and this time I’m not going to back-fill them. The past couple of years have been pretty brutal, and I’m not mad keen to re-visit them more than I […]
Sorting out the foundations went ok. They were wildy wrong, but I have used the experience as an opportunity to learn and grow: F-irst A-ttempt I-n L-earning To be clear, I absolutely don’t believe that […]
Today’s apology for a lyric headline is from Kate Nash’s “Foundations”. Who knew that in a matter of 10 years she’d go from performing live on Jools Holland to being one of the stars of […]
I have been mentally building a well pump house extension for some months now. Unfortunately, this hasn’t caused the project to actually happen… until now. The water from our well is undrinkable (see previous post). […]
Like the zombie mink of Denmark, the blog returns to life once more to herald the dawn of a brand new year. The delay was to check whether or not 2021 was a significant upgrade […]
*apologies to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – it’s had enough of a mauling the past few years. Or about time too, really. Another visit from a young hare today, anyway. They seem to like popping […]
Some of the crops we’ve planted are doing quite well now. From left to right, we have: Radishes Beans Potatoes
At long last, a day brim-full of glad tidings. Not only has the paint stripper arrived, but the very long-awaited rake handle did too. As you can imagine, raking is significantly easier with a 1.2m […]
The fence is complete. The gate is “fashioned” from the mini-pallet on which the wire and posts arrived. The stones I lined the perimeter with have been covered with soil as planned. Apart from that, […]
We’ve been working on a veggie patch for a few days now. This involved a lot of digging, but is mostly done. The plot measures 6.2m x 6m, and is on a gentle slope, reminiscent […]
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