here's what's new with us right now.....
piccalilli:
we've made a batch of piccalilli in order to preserve some of the vegetables we've grown. all we've got to do now is wait four weeks till we can let you know if it's any good.
photos:
i went for a wander the other evening and took these photographs which you might enjoy.
an empty seed head:
some seed heads against the darkening sky.
and another shot of the same.
and finally.....a close-up of a little flower i found - pretty no?
construction progress:
- we've (well monkey boy really with our 'assistance') pretty much finished installing the guttering on one of the barns.
it's looking bloody brilliant!
- nikki's dry stone wall is pretty much complete now too!
it's taken a while (and some heavy rock lifting by me and m.b.) and some serious tinkering but the drainage retaining wall/flower bed is finished.
i think you'll agree that it's a hell of a first attempt at building a wall - nice one nikki!
cat update:
müca and hobo are doing fine and dandy!
despite thinking that hobo's days might be limited in number he's improving daily, getting fatter, becoming more alert/friendly and generally becoming quite a nice (yet very wild/cautious) cat indeed.
müca would love nothing more than to be pampered, over-fed, cuddled and fussed with 24/7 but she's gaining more and more outdoor skills as the days pass.
here's a good shot of müca:
they now patrol the property all day in an attempt to find new and increasingly sunny/comfortable spots in which to snooze - not a bad life!
ok, that'll do for now.
the next jobs we've got on are finishing the joists/noggins for the wooden floor in the big barn, the guttering on the second barn, rainwater collection tanks to fit/connect and loads more.
tune in next time for more updates.
gairy.
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