30th September 2024 - Winds (and no Balloon trip)

Thought for the day :"The next person to ask for pineapple juice, cranberry juice and a slice of orange in lemonade and alcohol is going to get a punch"

Rain - biblical 

Down the lower quarter today and found that the gazebo was in the trees!

Looked like a write off - but in fairness it went back together with a patch in the roof and a bend in the metal frames ....   

Marked safe from the Giraffenado ..
But the giraffes were down 

Back up now !!

Yes - on this day we were meant to be up in a balloon down in Usk 

We thought it was unlikely - we get another 6 months on our tickets 

Sadly, Charlie lost his Gander to a fox down the road and may have lost his Cockerel and last hen as well. We have Cuthbert and our Girlies still inside, but hoping to let them out tomorrow 

Think we need a big gun !

No building work today ...

Cheers !

  

29th September 2024 - Storms and a G & T

Thought for the day :" Found a thousand year old oil stain  today I think it is from ancient Greece "

Rain - biblical 

Dodged some of the storm and go the dogs walked - well at least 3/4 of the way - it was getting very wet.

 

Tree down by the bridge over the river - not causing any real problems but a casualty of the Storms 

Many more trees down in the area - hoping nothing more near us 

Not much to do on the homestead today - so decided to finish with a decent Gin and Tonic 

Cheers 

28th September 2024 - Ducks outside and Welcome to Cuthbert

Thought for the day :"Don't use the new Tesco dating service. My friend did and got a bag for life"

Dry - just 

Walked the dogs - Toby's hot spot on his neck clearing up quite well - though still looks sore.

Almost finished his steroids on top of his antibiotics...

Quick fight with EE for another overcharge of their mobile phone. Now that roaming charges are separate again (thank you Brexit), our trip to Germany cost not only £24 each for July but also for August  - even though it was only 10 days !!!

Still - gave me £13.64 refund - better than nothing . Have to challenge all the time or they will just take the money ...

Took the opportunity to clear the duck shed. Really needed it !!

Of course the poor ducks had never been outside before so were a little agoraphobic. Was all new to them. They seemed to get some confidence back but had to be helped back into the coop.

In other news,  we got a new Cockerel from Nicki  up the road. His name is Ed but we don't have cockerels with that sort of name - we think he will be a Cuthbert 

He is a huge Buff Orpington and looks to be a fine specimen 

Of course - took so much time getting him into the coop to meet his girls that I forgot to take any photos ... Looks like storms tomorrow so may be Monday before we get some pictures 

Cheers !

27th September 2024 - And back to the rain and Birthday Party

Thought for the day :"I failed maths in school more times than I can count"

Raining again 

Friday and drove home through the rain. Well it was sunny to start with so took the lid off the Volvo but had to stop half way to put it back on.

Back home but Emily had a birthday and decided that she wanted her girlfriends to come and start their celebration at the Crimson Moon - so of course we opened up for them. A few bottles of Proseco, some cakes and a dong or two - and a few more people now know the Green One !

 

Back home and a quick look at the work being completed. Only two days work this week but still getting on 

Buttresses growing - solid and metal rods to keep in place  

Parking area fully loaded 

The view of the house at present 

Hail storm at the end of the day where the hail was bouncing 3 feet into the area

Called it a day !!! 

Cheers 

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 !