With a week of nicer weather we’ve (again) prioritised a day off and outdoor jobs over painting in the Cow Shed (who wants to spend the first sunny
Category: Grow your own
Planting potatoes
Another slow week of progress for us. Our big win this week is managing to plant out our potatoes – which is actually much harder than it sounds! A few years ago we turned
A weekend exploring local attractions – Bicton Park Botanical Gardens and Castle Neroche
We’ve been lucky enough to have had a weekend off, exploring our local area with family who were staying. Where we can, we try to visit
Orchard work
It’s been lovely to have a few sunny dry days – especially when one of them landed on the weekend. It gave us a chance to finish
Fully plastered
The Cow Shed is coming along quickly – our builders have now finished most of the plastering and in a few days it’ll be ready to start painting. There’s one
Getting plastered
After a week of almost-constant rain we’re very grateful to have avoided any damage here, bar the usual blocked drains and water overflowing down to the lane. We’re getting more practiced
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