12th September 2024 - Readiness for an Open Weekend

Thought for the day :"Avoid dangerous cults. Practice safe sects" 

Rain (Showers)

And so we have a Charity for the weekend, the Oxygen Therapy Unit in Cardigan, and we have the beer settling and a forecast that may be okay - fingers crossed

Meanwhile, the building work continues with the hope that we can have the wall completed before opening tomorrow 

Getting There 

Cheers 

11th September 2024 - Cyril and three taken by Fox

Thought for the day :"A lot of women complain that their husbands never listen to them. I am proud to say that I have never heard my wife say that"

Rain

Sad to say, there was an enormous storm late this afternoon and it seems that the Chickens and Cyril all took cover under the laurel trees and in the rain the fox decided to visit us 

Cyril was found under the laurel but three more are missing comletely

Sadly down to Lilac and Lobelia and two of the Black hens - and of course Mrs Blackie with her 15 wards

A sad day however ..

Dave and Rhys have rebuilt to the block level

 

Ho Hum 

Cheers 

10th September 2024 - Rebuilding the Pine End (1)

Thought for the day :"Smoking can kill you. Bacon can kill you. Smoking Bacon will cure it!"

Rain 

Having to work under cover and taking the wall down 

and putting it back up 

Cheers 

9th September 2024 - Back to the house

Thought for the day :"I am looking for an essential oil that calms people down..  Chloroform? It is Chloroform isn't it"

Dry

(I think) 

Closer look at the house 

Cleared the Pine end 

Closer look at the "bulge" where the stones are so loose that they are just falling out

So apparently Dave knows what to do .... 

Thank goodness someone does 

Cheers 

8th September 2024 - Novel Hotels = The Evergreen Inn

Thought for the day: "For those who say that the eagles should have just flown them to Mordor.. Remember, the Eagles were stuck in some Hotel!"

Rain (and fog) 

A slow and painful journey back from the wedding with terrible weather, but we decided to take the Northern route - going up tot eh M42 and then across to Aberystwyth and then down - added half an hour to the journey but I think I would have been very anxious to come along the motorways in the road conditions - even in the Volvo !!

But before we left we took some photos of the hotel that we were staying in. A lovely family of Chinese or similar origin - clearly making a go of a hotel that was left behind when the M40 passed it by ...  and making their mark on the design and feel 

The Evergreen Inn

Cheers !

7th September 2024 - Weddings - Tris and Emma

Thought for the day :"You can lead a politician to water but you can't make them think"

Rain

An early start off to Middleton Cheyney for the celebration of Tris and Emma's wedding...

Cat came last night to stay over for the two days and look after the place so a pleasant drive up to our hotel and then on for the celebrations ...

Some pictures

 

A lovely day 

Cheers

6th September 2024 - Walls, Chickens and Gabions

Thought for the day :"we have an open door policy - you bring wine and I will open the door "

Dry - and sunny 

And so on with the house renovations - decision to take the blockwork at the top out completely, remove the bulge and rebuild from the bottom at the right hand side, putting a ring beam - a pour of concrete in a shuttered layer to hold the blockwork up ...

Toby inspects the work in progress

Meanwhile I have to clear the beer garden area ready for opening next week 

While out on the patio the girlies are sun bathing 

But another hour or two filling up the gabions - could be a long haul but will be worth it in the future. 

And another day is done 

Wedding tomorrow 

Cheers !