5th January 2024 - Clearing the Back Steps to the Greenhouse

Thought for the day :"Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out."

Rain 5 : Dry 0

But the rain held off for most of the day and Sarah popped around with all her equipment and we attacked teh hedgerow that is overgrowing the steps downt ot he Greenhouse.

When we got here - out first attempt to use the Timberwolf 5 in one extension tool with 2 stroke engine, and we cleared a headroom section to allow us access down the stairs. When I say we - it was Stuart who got it working and tried it out. But the bottom line is that we cleared as high as we could reach at the time and we have been here 3 and a half years since then - which means that it was getting completely out of control.

I had been looking at it for over a year - and to be fair did not really know how to approach taking the top off the hedge - I have been able to keep the bottom 6 ft behind the fence - but it is still getting over the top..

It is a truism that having the correct tools makes a job much easier - though I will freely admit that Sarah did all the skillful work  - I picked up the branches and took them to the Gully.

Of course - the answer is having the hedgecutter that can eat inch thick "twigs" and an extension chain saw - which in fairness is on the Timberwolf but I have never really managed to get it working ..

making progress

Tine for a Fag and a Coffee

And so in the space of four hours - with a few coffee breaks and a breakfast / lunch stop we get to the end and trim the edges..

Gully Foyle  is Full

Job Done

Just cleared a few branches around the camelia - hasn't had much light on it recently..

So, is it the 12th Day of Christmas or not - actually I do not care. We take our decorations down tomorrow whether it is right or not. Actually most people are wrong by not putting their decorations up on Christmas Eve - so there !!

Cheers !