16th August 2020 - Rainy Day and a Bird Feeder

Thought for the day :"What do you call the soft tissue between a shark’s teeth ? The slowest swimmer!"

LINK JOHNS HOPKINS
Office of National Statistics 

Seems that the red arrows were cancelled yesterday due to bad weather which is why we could not see or hear them ...

So as a consolation prize - here are the Red Barrows..

In other news ... Forgot to do the before and after again !!!..

Here is as good as I have ...

The shed - 

Doesn't really show very well - but the left hand side its to be the machinery store, so have removed the gate and the trellis work ready to plank the opening, concrete the floor, waterproof, and fix a secure doorway at the other end...

Perspex and Trellis Removed
Ready for 5ft Planks - 7ft High  

Store Shed inside

Roof will require sorting - currently leaks

Floor need to be leveled and concreted

Shall see how we get on 

In other stories, took some pictures of the Bird Feeder,,,,

 

Raining today - so not sure whether we will manage our tea with the community ...

A couple of photos from last week with playing in the river...

So - back to work...

15th August 2020 - VIc's Flat

Thought for the day :"Caught reusing a tea-bag. I have been served with a restraining order."

LINK JOHNS HOPKINS
Office of National Statistics 

Another day at Ffynnon Wen today, decided not to go to Llanelli.
Did a bit of garden clearing and started on the garden machinery shed. Reminds me I should be taking before and after photos - I keep forgetting.

Too wet to cut the lawns and then it started raining properly.

Chicken eggs arrived today - eaters for the freezer when we bring the big run up here.

Susie is putting some of our brown eggs in with them to see if Cedric is fertile or not.

Visited Vic and waited to see the Red Arrows fly over for the VJ celebrations. They were due over Llanybydder at 2.30 but is was a no show....

Decided to take some photos of his new flat for posterity...

On moving in...

and today ...

Tired now ..

Cheers !

14th August 2020 - And a lazy day ...

Thought for the day:" I have Goldfish called Major, Minor, Dorian, Lydianand Diminished - the only way I can tell them apart is by their scales"

LINK JOHNS HOPKINS
Office of National Statistics 

Lazy day .. well sort of!.

Managed to lower the duck pond to a height that they can recognise that it is a pond and use it.
Fixed the large water drink dispenser for the Peacocks...
Built a perch ladder for the chickens to get back into the chicken enclosure and another to let them get out easily in to the paddock.
Paperwork - Housing Benefit for Vic... Assessment for social care payment..
Cut the box hedging at the front of the house and tidied up the plants there - taking out the cotoneaster which seems to be taking over everywhere.

Put some pictures up in the living room..
Varnished the fairy door that was made by my Grand Daughter Freja ..

And yes - it is a Green One!

Made a small shelf for the radios and telephones and the USB autocharger..  Not finished yet as using dowel for a fixing mechanism to allow it to be easily removed to take out the wires.

And watched Susie as she made progress into her Rose Bed...

Early evening we had visitors from the next house down, the Old Mill and bungalow.. Spot and Charlie, who arrived with masks and a bottle of sparkling wine and a welcome to the Community Card.

A lovely touch so we invited them to a socially distanced glass of wine (and then Bubbly) on the veranda and learned a little more about each other.   

So, it seems we have moved next door to someone building a new recording studio !!!
Also manage a number of holiday homes - some theirs but most for other people, have a small art gallery in Llangrannog, keep geese, chickens and guinea fowl and comes from London based TV, arts and Theatre background... Seems we were very much at home .....

Links to Sea and Slate holiday Homes : https://www.seaandslate.co.uk/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/seaandslate

Useful for people who do not want to camp with us ...

So... Another day .

Cheers !

13th August 2020 - Clearing the flat and Giving the keys back

Thought for the day:"Discovered an Ant that could not speak – it was a mutant"

LINK JOHNS HOPKINS
Office of National Statistics 

Family heading home today so a few days of peace and quiet before the inevitable return ....   don't get me wrong - we love having them all here but a few days on our own is also welcome. We certainly could not have achieved what we have managed in the time!! 

So today we decided to leave the trailer and head off to Burry Port for the last time..
Stopping in B & Q for some polyfilla (we had some but forgot to bring it for the picture hook holes) and found that they had a delivery of the multi-surface furniture paint - so we can get the bed-side tables painted. Win no 1!

Off to the flat and as we forgot the mop it was a case of hands and knees to scrub the floor. Well, years of Char Ladies called Mrs Mop have been doing exactly the same...   Walls cleared - Carpets hoovered - skirting boards scrubbed. Hoping we qualify to get the deposits back. Job No 2

Off to Gorseinon to hand the keys in. No entry without appointment but they accepted the details and allowed the keys to be popped through the letter box. Job Done...  no more Trips to Burry Port!

Tesco for petrol and some salad for the evening meal - still so hot and clammy we really did not fancy anything large for an evening meal. 

Back to 41 and a bit of fishing to try to capture the last of the fishes in the pond. We are getting ether slowly. a newt was popped into the tank as well. Managed to bag three myself with one sweep of the net - 3 others escapes and then they just played with me as they teased me and ran away ...  Next Time !!  Next Time!

Garden in 41 is now a serious jungle. Will require major action before we sell...
Picked up the historical laboratory equipment which is to be displayed on the shelf above the stairs. Will unpack tomorrow!

Ducks are settling in and have taken over Cedric's Manor - but we have managed to get them to find a new place to settle at night. Another few days and we can let them all mingle....

Another evening on the veranda and as we come into the sitting room late it is still very warm.

Just had a panic as the pump on the power shower seems to be stuck on - luckily the previous keeper was meticulous in his labeling and at least we knew which to switch off...

Will try to find the result from last owners tomorrow 

And so - Cheers !