tin hut
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Smallholding update!
Living the dream!!! So many people say this to us!! And it always makes me laugh a little, yes in so very many ways we are living the dream, but I really don’t think a lot of people realise how much hard work the dream is!! Take this week for example!! All the rain and…
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So plans for Tyddynbryn!!
Social distancing smallholding style!! We have an absolute load of work to get on with here on the smallholding and with the nice dry weather that has started we have made a start!! Moving the chickens and ducks to new turf. Wood chipping paths and flower beds and around new raised beds! Having cleared the…
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Weekend waffle
A new episode of Weekend Waffle is live here A bit of tree planting, the starts of a Japanese inspired garden, snow and a puppy!!
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Weekend waffle
So summation Saturday and Sunday wasn’t working for me as a title for the weekend chat/catch up vlogs…. it didn’t sit right…. So I was up feeding the smallest boy a few nights ago and a Title came to me for these vlogs!! Weekend waffle!!! Hurrah!!! Any way the next instalment is up on the…
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Goodbye 2018… hello 2019
So I have made a couple of vlogs rounding up 2018 And a vlog about plans for 2019!!
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Episode 10!
Episode 10 of the podcast Sunday 21st January Knitting: Finished James’ Vanilla socks Half finished some toddler socks for William, from my toddler sock pattern available on Rav, LoveKnitting and in the Etsy shop. Started knitting up a secret shawl pattern!!! Using RiverKnits Indian Giant Squirrel. First designed this shawl for my granny for James…
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Some little farm tours for you!
I’ve started to podcast and as a part of that I’ve recorded a couple of tours of the smallholding!! Part one Part two Tin hut tour Enjoy!!
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Upgrading the tin hut!
Winter is coming…. And to be honest it’s blooming freezing for the first night we stay at the tin hut as the oil fired burner warms up enough to get the damp off the air!! So to avoid some of the draughts etc we have made a couple of upgrades!! curtains!!!! Ahhh the warmth is…
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Leaks
Yes Leaks not Leeks!!! The same weekend as the building news in the previous post…. Water began to leak from the hovel ceiling….. Now the previous owner had kitted it out in a rudimentary and temporary way, but then had lived in the place for 10 years!!! We turned on the water, we turned on…
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Last weekend at the smallholding
James and I took a trip to the smallholding last weekend, mainly because he wanted to chop up the rest of his trees!!! I on the other hand took some work with me!!! Upon our arrival…… Mid Saturday afternoon….. I unlocked and did a customary wander round and found this in the bucket we have…