4th March 2021 - Clearing the springs...

Thought for the day:" I'm sure I saw the Hunchback of Notre Dame yesterday... If it wasn't him, it was a dead ringer..."

Was a slow day for me - but Susie has been out attacking the grounds all day..

As such I do not have any photos to show for it ...

But here she is clearing the lower springs..

Not much from me today 

Bottle of wine on Co-codomol to see what happens 

Cheers !

3rd March 2021 - Teapots, Trolls and Famous People

Thought for the day:"My wife is always mocking my love of Japanese rice wine. I'm fed up with her sake comments..."

I had a visit to Specsavers - and sadly they are not a prescribing optician in Cardigan. So had to buy the eye gel from the Pharmacist!! Seems that I am mainly okay though there is surface damage to the cornea  which may be due to the eyelid sticking to the dry eye...

It is time to think about getting the tea set out for the robins... 

In other news...

Rainy day today - though Susie braved the weather to try to plug the leak in the Troll Pond .... we shall see what happens.. She also managed to do some planting in the Greenhouse...

Tolly on guard...

And at the front of the house - I though it best to put this in a discrete place...

Though for nostalgia today - I saw this police radio posted as a picture...

So I added a pay scale from those days 

Cheers !

2nd March 2021 - Just a thought

Thought for the day :"Someone came up to me last night holding a beer and claiming to be a ventriloquist... But I think it was the drink talking..."

Day ran away with me today ..
So Just a thought....

1st March 2021 - Happy St David's Day...

Thought for the day :"If quizzes are quizzical What are tests?"

Sunny day - another month starts and still a lot of discomfort but working through it..

Ordered another load of wood today - should last us through - though that is what I said of the last lot!

All barrowed away - though it took a lot out of us today.. well me anyway..

Back to the Pharmacy - am on amitriptyline and cocodomol now. Also got myself some eye-wash as the itch is still very annoying...

I am limiting screen time as it is hurting the eyes so not much more today ...

Cheers !

 

28th February 2021 - Around the Garden

Thought for the day :"I recently bought 51% of a vampire hunting company... I'm now the main stake holder."

Another sunny day. Walk up to the Lynx Field and a chat with Johnny at Felin Ganol.
'Thena tends to get a little frustrated when I talk for too long!!

But sunny and a chance to get out and try to ignore the neuralgia which is quite difficult at the moment.

Back to the garden - managed to get the leaf mulcher working and then managed to break it by pushing too hard with the broom handle trying to unblock the chopper.  Managed to take it apart and clear it out and put it back together - all going well except it won't fire up - maybe because I had it on its side so it may take some time to get the fuels lines where they should be again - also ran out of energy trying to pull the starter cord... She is very heavy...

Tomorrow is another day... But it was good to leave the back door open for a while today and let the kitchen fire burn out for a while.. Need to think about new wood tomorrow !! Running out again.

Meanwhile Susie cleared the chickens - who are still escaping - need to buy some chicken wire I think... 
Sadly - lost one of the three baby ducks - was not strong enough we think - upside down under the electric chicken - the other two seem to be strong enough...

I started on the pathway into the springs and the lower quarter. Seems to work okay though we may need a few hundred to do the path properly - so may be a while before it finishes...  Work in Progress...

A few Photos from today ...

Along the Lane - looking back towards Ffynnon Wen

Junction at Felin Ganol looking up to Merry Meads 

'Slugger's Parking Space - (for Pip)  

the Lower Quarter - daffodils not out yet 
No Bluedrops Yet

Daffodils - Bluedrops to come 

Flat area by the river which seems to be fairly dry
 though may have breached the riverbank in the flood
Possible spot for a Shepherd's Hut 

View from Potential Shepherd's Hut...

The Drinking Water Spring
Clearly can see the little bridge now the
undergrowth is disappearing

And so - another week goes by and it is Sunday again ..

Cheers !

27th February 2021 - Grow the Roses....

Thought for the day :"I don’t always go the extra mile, but when I do it’s because I missed my exit."

Another very mild day today. Took a trip to Llandysul to see if we could get some heather - but the nursery was shut with no heather. Picked up another bale of Straw for the Chickens and tried to fence them in a little better - failed miserably - may have to get some chicken wire and do it properly.

Finished trimming my hedge and Susie put in her roses...

Laid some more plastic flooring in the grass so we have a proper pathway to the gate.

The rest will be for the lower path.

Chopped some wood for the kitchen fire though I think that we will be needing another load before the winter is out. We are getting very low again now.

Checked out the PIR lights and they work but will need the halogen bulbs replaced before I connect them up.

Sat in the sun - which was fun - and got the water feature working properly...

Snowbells and the Devil's Tower..

More flowers sprouting..

Cheers !

26th February 2021 - Sunny day in the Garden

Thought for the day :"Are gears and steering racks important on a car or is that just a matter of a pinion?"

Sunny day thought one filled with discomfort due to neuralgia. Susie managed to plant some trees and I did a little hedge trimming.

Transferred the roses down to the Rose bed...

In among the daffodils..

Rose bed..

Due to the collection of water by the wall - I tried cutting a trench across the grass - did not seem to have much effect..

Also to act upon the thicker mud at the walkways - plastic flooring now in place near the gates..

Daffodils by the lower trees..

View back up to the House - end of February..

Mermaid, crocuses and snowdrops..

Hedge to be trimmed ..

Mainly done 

A few edges to finish tomorrow ..

Another early night I think ..

Cheers !