26th April 2024 - Cars and a new Doris

Thought for the day :"Made a chicken salad today apparently they prefer mixed corn"

Rain 87 : Dry 29 

Bag 27

I know it was raining as the Landie has no windscreen wipers and I had to go to Llanelli to the dentist today as the Volvo was in Wyn's Garage and the Vectra was with tom for MOT.

So Dental trip for me - Susie was unwell with her cold and bad neck pains and could not take the landie for a 3 hour return journey.

But by the end of the day we have the Volvo back, Cost £520 but that was all the disks and all the pads, and the shock absorber (not the roof mechanism at all) and new callipers on the hand brake ( never used it - it is an automatic with parking brake). 

Sadly found out when they checked that the MOT ran out in March !! So now booked in for new MOT on Tuesday - at least the brakes should be fine !!!

Vectra got through with minimal action costing £100 - a bargain really .

Still a good bus - going back on the road on the 1st May 

But n the way back had an opportunity to pop in on easy sofas to look at the statues..

We have looked the options and think we have a new "Doris" can you guess which ??

Preparation for tomorrow's meeting of St Thomas of Acon - where I will be installing y successor into the Chair and greeting a new member ...

Then head down to get the Tuesday meeting of Athelstan on the road...

Cheers !

25th April 2024 - Garden Work

Thought for the day :"Got a couple of sock puppets for sale. Anyone want to take them off my hands."

Rain 86 : Dry 29 

Bag 27

Susie weeds the bottom rose beds, and adds some horse manure fertiliser and bark 

May need some more bark to finish the job.

Meanwhile I am down in the paddock again with the Chain Saw and cutters to reduce the next trolley full of wood for drying ..

 

Meanwhile, at the other end of the garden, more white stones are put around the mermaid - Toby checks that they are in the right position 

Will make it easer to strim across the section - sadly the strimmer seems to have died a death 

Not sure if it is the batteries not strong enough or the motor seizing..  will look again tomorrow 

Susie has a bad neck again - went to Doctor due to some swelling on the neck and will have bloods and a new ultra sound Monday and when we can get it. Early night with a heat pack. Not sure if it is the coughing or whether she has pulled it again doing the gardening ..

The new gate seems to have defeated 'Thena getting at the eggs in the new Coop, though she has spent a long time trying to get through the gate - under, around, through.

Still working on the ritual for installing my successor  into the Chair of St Thomas of Acon on Saturday, and the ritual for Athelstan on Tuesday. 

Cheers !

24th April 2024 - Gates and Gardens

Thought for the day :"I do all my own stunts, but not intentionally"

Rain 86 : Dry 28 

Bag 26

It was sort of spitting today as I walked the dog and got attacked by Ned and Ted, but as the rest of the day has been pretty sunny I will give it the benefit of the doubt.

But evening stroll as we put the chicks to bed (all went in fairly easily tonight for the first time)

Fairies 

Kiwi MAY have flowers this year - these seem like flower buds..

Coloured heather

Susie put her bark onto the Rose hed

More colour

Mermaids

Doris working very well with the solar pump.

Susie admiring her garden

No Idea - just liked the flowers

House in Bloom 

New gate seems to be besting 'Thena at the moment - spent half an hour trying to paw it open, push through it, belly flop under it - think we are secure (So Far)

In other news - this popped up on Youtube - Love Ryan..  Over the rainbow -yn gymraeg

Also see a tribute here

Finally found Napolean and the retreat from Fishguard "Mam!"

Cheers !

23rd April 2024 - Cutting Grass

Thought for the day :"Won my first cage fight battle today. Budgie never knew what hit it"

Rain 86 : Dry 27 

Bag 26

Susie under the weather with the nasty cold/cough/snotfest that has been attacking us the last few days so left her in bed to see how the day would turn out.

But, managed to do the lawns again despite light rain during the day 

Cleared the Tunnel to allow the caterpillar to come out - which finally started after trying for ten minutes, and to get the John Deer out to do the Romany Caravan grounds.

 

Clearing a number of broken pallets - and de-nailing them and stacking usable pieces of wood .

Romany Caravan grounds - managed to cut at highest level and it seems to be almost all grass rather than the nettles and Himalayan balsam of last year . I think the regular mowing is now turning it into a meadow.

And a trip to Wendy and Mark to collect some more White Stones 

And to check on the progress on the Crimson Moon Sign 

Cheers !

22nd April 2024 - Messing around

Thought for the day :"Had a Russian Uber driver today, name of Pickup Andropov"

Rain 85 : Dry 27 

Bag 26

Was cleaning the ducks out when it rained today - managed to walk the dogs before it happened and Susie was clearing the chickens and was inside so she did not notice - but I got wet - but the Ducks needed clearing.

Toby did not notice !

Mended the gate and put the lower section back to stop the chicken walking under the gate

Susie trying to peg down the chicken proof fencing - sadly the pins we bought are not up to the task

New Gate on the Chicken enclosure and the fence mended 

Azaleas still fine 

Bluedrops in the lower quarter 

Blue Drops 

Not sure why I took this one - probably a mistake 

A bit more progress on the Crimson Moon Sign 

And an acer 

Cheers !