26th September 2024 - St Teilo Installaton

Thought for the day :"Spilling beer is the adult equivalent of losing a balloon"

Rain - lots of it 

Installation in Llanelli 

I have not been much recently and it is clear the the welcome is sincere 

Travelodge overnight 

Thinking of selling the Landie though 

No nibbles form the official websites 

Cheers !

25th September 2024 - A wet and miserable day - Cheers

Thought for the day :"I have a pet termite. I call it Clint Clint Eats Wood"

Wet - very

So visited Nancy in Narberth and walked the dogs in the rain.

Other than that not much done today - and less tomorrow probably as it is St Teilo Installation in Llanelli 

Best have a bottle of Cwrw Teifi

  Cheers 

24th September 2024 - Work in the Chicken Coops

Thought for the day :"The Autopsy Club meets this Saturday for an open Mike night"

Dry (Though floods everywhere else)

Builder off working on another job today and tomorrow, so had a bit of a lie in, not having to get up when the dogs are barking at 9am!!

So, Susie decided that she would build her new gate for the chicken run so we can let the baby chicks into a greater area to move around, and so I went and faced down the nettles and undergrowth  throughout the runs and also in the paddock and take down the brambles form the Peacock enclosure 

And these are the chicks that require more space 

And finally gather our entire crop of apples for the year 

And in this crazy year

- the sweet peas that are meant to flower in June have finally come out 

Cheers !

23rd September 2024 - And back to the animals

Thought for the day :"The oldest flute discovered is 60,000 years old. The earliest record of people wearing trousers is 20,000 years ago. So people played the flute without trousers for 40,000 years"  

Wet

Early and rude awakening with the Jewson's wagon turning up before 8am and needing unloading - which meant moving the car and then finding that one of the pallets had broken so a stack of blocks had to be unloaded by hand - a brisk start to the day ...

Forecast is still for rain today -  but the slabs were covered up over the weekend so the concrete was dry enough to start building the buttresses.

Jobs for the day - mend the door to the Chicken House and build a gate for the back of the coop so we can let the babies have more room - and clean them out as they really need cleaning now they are getting bigger. May need a ramp for the ducklings as well so that they can start using their outer area.

Update - we never got around to it .....  maybe tomorrow  

It is damp with a light rain so we should be able to get some outside stuff done.

Cheers 

22nd September 2024 - Lazy Sunday

Thought for the day :"If people make you sick, maybe you should cook them longer"

Wet

Lazy Sunday 

Cheers 

21st September 2024 - Knight Masons

Thought for the day :" I hate the snow - no I love the snow (signed Bi Polar Bear)"

Wet 

Knight Mason Constitution (not consecration)

Not sure where all the photos have been posted - though I had downloaded them but cannot find them 

Will add when I do 

No pictures from the homestead for today - but it is Saturday

Cheers !

20th September 2024 - Slabs and buttresses, and history

Thought for the day :"The joke about trickle down economics is that 99% of you won't get it "

Dry

Clearing the car park 

And so we get a visit from a couple who are visiting in the area while on holiday.

They live in the Banbury area and it turns out that they used to holiday at Ffynnon Wen in a caravan which looks to be situated somewhere near the current location of the Yurt. The told us much of how they remembered the grounds which have changed a lot in the 55 years that have passed since their visits here. Interestingly they remember the extension and not the cottage thought they agree that it must have been there. So we can date the extension to at least the mid 60's if not before. 

Interesting times 

In other news...

I am old and I just realized I still have so many unanswered questions!!!! I never found out who let the Dogs Out...where's the beef...how to get to Sesame Street... why Dora doesn't just use Google Maps...why eggs are packaged in a flimsy paper carton, but batteries are secured in plastic that's tough as nails...why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed... why "abbreviated" is such a long word... why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor yet dish-washing liquid is made with real lemons... why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections... and, why do you have to "put your two cents in" but it's only a "penny for your thoughts" where's that extra penny going to... why do "The Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" have the same tune... why did you just try to sing those two previous songs... and just what is Victoria's secret? ...and do you really think I am this witty?! 

I actually got this from a friend, who stole it from her brother's girlfriend's, uncle's cousin's, who lived next door to my old classmate's mail man. 

Cheers