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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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What’s doing??
We have been busy as bees round the holding still, but since the start of lockdown in March we have not had any significant rainfall!!! 10 weeks!! Things are tinder dry outside…. we are having to regularly water everywhere and currently just the other side of our nearest village there is a forestry and field…
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Episode 13 show notes
Episode 13 Sunday 18th March So I’ve made it this far!!! Still got bump in tow!! Lots of little bits to tell you all about this week, some sections are a bit light on content this week, because we’ve had disturbed nap times due to toddler illness ( joyfully he threw up in the car…
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Welcome to the Great Lakes of West Wales!!
Mmmm ok so last week we had a digger at the farm digging out all the old nasty poop and shovelling in nice top soil!! This week we have had a chat with the digger chap about drainage…. Because…. Well as they say pictures speak louder than words!! So next week we have drainage being…
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Water water everywhere!!!
When will all this rain stop?!?!?? The road flooded, because soooo much silt came down… And blocked the drains… The winter stream with more water flow than ever before… Swirling away down the partially cleared drain….
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Something resembling the Battle of the Somme!!!
It started with a disc cutter…. Cutting through the yard concrete…. Then the mini digger came to play!! Then a few days later we have trenching everywhere…. Pipes connected to the septic tank, electric cables laid, water pipes dug in!!! Now to await the building control officer to sign…
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It’s getting to be a fortnightly task!
Drain clearance!!!!! Yes leaves, rocks, silt all blocking the drains and causing the road to get some very large puddles!!! So I am trotting off down the lane each fortnight adorned with my new wellies and a shovel and clearing the drains!!
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Fun on the farm!
The weekend before last James’ parents came down for the weekend, and stayed in the lovely B and B my parents enjoy! We got a wealth of things done and now have a new outside light, electrically powered pointing out to where we park up when we arrive, expertly installed by James’ dad. James and…