7th February 2022 -

Thought for the day :"Sign language is the least spoken language in the world"

Landie not well so I  spent a morning hoping to get local enthusiast to answer his phone - may have the wrong number - but we are booked into the local Garage (Wyn the Garage) on Wednesday - hoping we get a quick fix as we are a little isolated without a vehicle. Seems we are going back to the old days !

But Susie had an adventure and took the twice weekly bus to Newcastle Emlyn. Seems her bus pass is out of date but the driver accepted her anyway and she toddled off to NE to get her meds from the Pharmacy .

While there I had the great idea that we could hire a car from the car hire place in NE - and was only to be disappointed when we found that they only have one car and it is not due back until Saturday..

Apparently the nearest place is Cardigan but they are short on vehicles as well, and not sure what busses we would have to take to get there !!  Sadly the down side of living out here in glorious isolation!

But back on the homestead it was time to try to clear the log pile that resulted from taking down the tree after Storm Arwyn. Made a start. Found that the Chain Saw does not really get through the trunks - so may have to investigate a sharpener for the saw......

But found that the big pneumatic log splitter actually attacks logs even of this size.

So a day of loading barrows and chopping logs...

Also decided that I would build the other two Beer Garden Tables ready for the weekend. Stupidly I thought that they would stack.. of course they were never designed for that. But at this time of year it is important to keep the water off them - so had to put them into two piles and cover with tarpaulin. 

Woodpile on the beer garden

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Beer Tables under cover...

Clear Beer Garden area

Took down the beds in the Tavern - ready to put up again if they are needed but nice to have a Tavern fit for visits ...

Got a tracker for Thena - one of the GPS ones that will say if she has escaped the garden area and tell us where she is - we hope... So far is charging but not convinced that it will be particularly accurate . Also a little worried that they cannot find a signal here - but we shall see.

So, another day done..

Cheers !

 

 

6th February 2022 - Taverns Beds and Rainbows

Thought for the day :"My extra sensitive toothpaste doesn’t like it when I use other toothpastes..."

Dodged the rain but the weather was a little warmer today so worked mainly in shirt sleeves.

Project today was to look at the Tavern and see if I could create some dormitory style beds that could easily be put together to create additional sleeping areas when required....

And the result was fairly good I think. Will require air beds to complete the job... 

Meanwhile, the sporadic rain brought us our first rainbow of the year - not very clear but definitely there  

In other news, sadly the Landrover is poorly - which is very disappointing.

She has been slow to start since we had her but now she is losing power and acceleration and struggling to take hills after driving for about 5 minutes. Trying to find someone to repair as Paul is out of the country I think, so looking at a local enthusiast who I was approaching to do the under floor sealing.

We shall see if he gets back to me tomorrow. If not I may have to try the local garage.

But it prompted me to get the RAC back in place - we had been covered by the Nissan Breakdown cover before, so I had retained membership by a £5 a year retention payment. Means that I got full discounts for the renewal.

And so - another Sunday - looking forward to the end of the week when the Moonies arrive...

Hoping we have a vehicle by then 

Cheers !

 

5th February 2022 - Tavern now on Google

Thought for the day :"If you are being chased by a pack of taxidermists – do not play dead !"

Walked the dogs and 'Thena decided to go walkabout on the fields - not a problem but I ended up traveling the route four times - which is over 5 miles and I was a little tired at the end of it ....

As a result - I did not go out and do much today ..

Landie had a blip while Susie was driving and we brought it home and decided to get the RAC cover redone. In the last few years the Nissan Qashqai has had automatic cover - so it was a case of adding the recovery and home start cover. 

We shall take her out again tomorrow to check her .

But we are covered from tomorrow and will be in a better position to see how she is going to be. always been a slow starter. Quite possibly a fuel issue . but my skills are not in this area..  Yet !!

Had contact from the Yurt Company with details for the platform so we will have something to discuss with the Moonies next weekend ...

In other news - the Crimson moon is now recorded on Google Maps

One step nearer to a Tavern

Cheers !

  

4th February 2022 - Clearing a Yurt Space

Thought for the day :"I lost my hair when I was 25.. Gamble Aware !!"

Had visitors today - Chris and Vicky which is lovely to see but exhausting for me. Chris only enjoys coming here when I have plenty of work for him to do.

Today was the day we decided that we would clear the area required for the Yurt.

In fairness to us we had not really realised quite how large the Yurt would be. Not being a child of the New Math Generation Meters really mean very little to me and 5.8 mtrs makes far less sense than 19ft diameter. and when you get the piece of blue rope set at 2.9 mtrs and tie it to a stick in the ground - it becomes clear exactly how much space this will actually provide !!

Sadly my phone was out of charge so there were no "before" pictures - but we have them from previous times. But the "after" pictures are here ..

A central point for the Yurt

The white circle shows the circumference 

another veiew

clearing the branches

stacking the wood and moving the plastic flooring

Meanwhile - Toby enjoyed a day in the undergrowth.

In other news the tarpaulin arrived to act as a cover for the patio area. The BBQ and Hog roast can now  go onto the patio and still be under cover.

Looks as though my chain saw may need sharpening - so I shall be on youtube tonight to see what can be done..

In other news... Having troubles finding source for Public Liability Insurance for the Tavern and Gardens - but will keep looking..

In other news - have a little Welsh..

Cheers 

 

3rd February 2022 - Water Zoomies

Thought for the day :"5/4 people admit they're bad at fractions"

Started clearing the beer garden of all the various wood and debris.

Chopped some logs and cleared the stage area of the pallet wood stored as usable. 

Started thinking about the stairs to the Patio area...

But walked the dogs and Toby decided that today was a good day for water zoomies..

But things are beginning to grow - will not be long..

Cheers !

2nd February 2022 - Grammar and Patios

Thought for the day :" I went to a pilates class the other day, but it was rubbish. There were no pies or lattes."

Started clearing the Beer Garden area today - it has a lot of wood and logs from taking the tree down that requires clearing. Ordered a tarpaulin so that we can put a cover over the patio area in bad weather, and decided that I needed flagpoles at the back - so they had to be set up so that they slotted in and out of holes using the cutters we bought for the Ty Bach plumbing. 

Quite pleased with the result.

Susie started work on her seedlings today as well ..

Have Solar Panel salesman calling tomorrow to talk to us about solar solutions.

In other news - some more Grammar

 

Cheers !

 

1st February 2022 - More Patio - and a puppy in the Paddock

Thought for the day :"They built a place for abandoned cars. It's called Khartoum."

Was determined to finish another section of the patio / BBQ area today, so the poor dogs had to do without a walk..  Took the Landie to Newcastle Emlyn to get some meds and Susie needed some sowing compost so she can get her plants on the way. Toby really does not like vehicles! Put the seat up so that he could be a little higher but he just sat and shivered all the way there and back. 

But back to the pallets and some more breaking and building...  But think that the final result was worth it..

Flooring completed and lipping added. Front facia done and lipped as well. Rather pleased with the way it has working out.

Need to do a timelapse to get the full benefit ..

Need to find a tarpaulin to cover the whole area and protect the BBQ and Equipment as well as the flooring.

In other news - Toby was in the Paddock in the sun..

Cheers !