30th September 2021 - Ducks Down - and a Fire Lit

Thought for the day :"Having a bad day – first my ex got run over by a bus – and then I got fired as a bus driver"

Another miserable day to end September 
Rainy and cold...
Trip to Doctor to discuss shortness of breath (been putting it off for over a year), and looked in on the Nursery to price roses (good prices) for Susie's Rose and Lavender bed...

Sad morning as something got in to the duck house - possibly a mink - we think too large for a rat and bit the necks of Tesco, killing her, mutilating Novochok so she had to be put down and injuring Oozle and Ondle though they look as though they may survive. 

Took the roofing panels off as it looks as thought he rats have been using the ceiling, and Susie built an inner duck house which we hope will protect them. We shall see tomorrow.  

As a result I did not do any more on the Tavern and Tunnel ..
It will still be there tomorrow.

So a Daily Puppy Piccie..

 and another ..

And it was cold enough to light a fire this evening - the first of the year 

And on the Count Down...

Cheers !

 

29th September 2021 - Clearing the Tunnel

Thought for the day :"AA Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, had a smaller brother called AAA Milne..."

Work day today.

Had to address the tunnel as it was blocked with spare wood and various items and there is still a need for more display area.  There are enough shelf units from 41 and from here to construct something that will be useful.

And part of the plan was to use a couple of the MDF sheets that I rescued from the project to build the police communications centre so many years ago. The principle was that to ensure that the communication lines in a call centre are correctly aligned you need to know where the attention of each person has to be directed - who you communicate with and where then lines of supervision are. To do this the desk shapes were cut out of MDF and laid on the floor so you have a physical representation of the structure of the call centre. After the exercise, there were a lot of pieces of  MDF that were heading for the dump, so I rescued some to reduce the costs of disposal. They have had many uses over the years, but two gave me a wooden back frame to work with today. I think that some can be cut into circles to paint as Viking Shields for Ty Bach passage wall...

But overall - I am pleased with the progress today - from clearing the ivy to a main structure...

Happy Chappy 

Oh - and a Count Down ...

Cheers !

  

28th September 2021 - First Drinks in the Tavern - a Milestone

Thought for the day :"Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. Eating too much pie is okay ‘cos the sin of pi is zero"

Rained a lot today so sat in a chair and was remarkably lazy once more - 
Did take the dog out for a walk and met up with Susie with Toby on the lead on the way back as he did his second stroll up the lane.

Didn't really have the hwyl to get anything started. Tomorrow will be another day.

Temperature is falling now - and the electric heater was on for most of the day. Will have to start thinking about lighting the wood burners again soon.

The heater in the Tavern was working fin though as we had our first beer drinking visitor, Jim Weir from the village who has been passing by while I have been working and was wondering what all the noise was about so I invited him in for a beer. Susie joined us and it is a nice and comfortable place to sit ... I am rather pleased!!

Will also have to look at how to fit the wood burner in the tavern to make it properly cosy.

So - a video of the first drinks in the Tavern...

Of course Jim's wife Jo painted the house for our predecessors in oils...

Meanwhile - other photos in the Tavern ..

and of course Toby the Tavern Dog....

In other news the Petrol Crisis is not affecting everyone in Llanelli

Countdown to a Green October..

Cheers !

27th September 2021 - Tavern work and onto the tunnel

Thought for the day :"Pavlov's hair was so soft because he conditioned it."

Back to normalcy and a Monday in the garden.

Did a little more work on the lighting in the Tavern - with the flame lights above the piano as well as those in the back room. Also painted up some piping to cover up the electrical connection.

Feeling quite pleased with the progress...

So started on the tunnel. Sadly - to make things better you have to start by making it worse..

So all the rubbish has been stacked on the other side of the tunnel and started clearing the overgrown ivy and miscellaneous paints and items from the structure....

And back at the house - keeping the attention of the dogs - yup - just start cooking and they will behave impeccably

 

Earthquakes in Crete - and one killed by a collapsing Church!!

La Palma Volcano still erupting.

In the UK we are on stop as everyone panic buys their petrol as the government repeats that there is no shortage ...   Except Bryn Hoffnant which seems to have no panic problems. Stereotyping would suggest that locals are too mean to buy more petrol than they need and most of the farmers are on red diesel anyway - but that would be a stereotype which would be wrong of course.

Cheers 

 

26th September 2021 - Sleepy Sunday

Thought for the day :"People who eat snails do not like fast food!"

Had a really lazy Sunday 

got up late - Susie took the early shift with the puppy - cup of tea at 10am

Decided not to do much - in fact anything 

Downloaded a silly word game on the the tablet and sat with the puppy

No photos other than one of a a puppy 

Happy Sunday 

Cheers !

25th September 2021 - Saturday - Cut the grass

Thought for the day :"I’m writing a book about everything I should do with my life – it is an oughtobiography"

Saturday - a day of quiet - maybe. Well, I had nothing really to do int he tavern today - waiting on the new flame bulbs to arrive - which they did late in the evening (we found them late in the evening ) 

No photos today as it was too late - but they are good - so I have a day wiring some more cast iron holders into the walls tomorrow.. 

Managed to cut the lawns and use the hand held and get around with the strimmer today ...

Also cleared the trailer enough to get the caterpillar trundle in - also tomorrow will be to clear the tunnel.

Getting there slowly..

September Puppy Piccie - jabs all done and first walk up the lane today 

Cheers !

24th September 2021 - Taverns

Thought for the day :"I was born Male – I identify as male but according to Sainsbury’s Deluxe Sticky Toffee Pudding I am a family of Four"

Early start this morning as Toby was up and wanting to play. I took a turn at the early shift, though I will admit that it included a later doze in the chair when he finally exhausted himself.

Took him for his jabs at the vets and used the occasion to socialise him in the back of the car. Spent some time while Susie was at CK's, and I was getting wood at Chadzy's, and at the vet, just sitting with them in the back of the car ...  Of course - a number of people wanted to come and meet the puppy ...

But after walking 'Thena to the fields and back it was time to get back into the Tavern and put the last touches on the place...  

Some photos...

And the video - too large for direct post - so has to be via Youtube...

A good day ..  
Cheers !