Challenge Complete!!, we sold most of our land and Farm House! Enabling us to concentrate on Purl Design LLP - Sustainable Architecture and allow our guests to enjoy the peaceful retreat here at The Mill Cottages in either of our one bed cottages, along with our resident pets, ponies, chickens, goats, cats and dogs! We have spent the last year renovating the 400 year old mill for us to live in, completed late 2012 and love every minute!!!... We are looking forward to another successful year.
Sunday, 15 August 2010
HAIRCUT!
Drastic haircut......I was fed up with the dogs escaping every day and going to play in the peat bogs, getting matted fur and I was unable to wash it out...So I talked Laura into helping me haircut the dogs, by the end of it Laura looks like she had more fur on here clothes than the dogs did. After chasing Lucky and Gem around the kitchen and working like a mechanic under them and like a contortionist around them, they finally came out with their new haircuts. We must have gone miles around the floor on our knees trying to keep them still. Shadow heard the shears and scissors and hid under a tree, we had no chance of getting her out, she will have to be the vets problem, we did try but she ran around and took us both out and it was at that comic moment that we thought...you know what...have matted hair look like a tramp, who cares...start a new trend eh!
WHAT YOU LOOKING AT!
NIGHTMARE!
Had to wait for Smartie the cat to finish feeding the kittens and to let her milk dry up to get spayed, ....took her up to the vets and they sent her and her baggage home!....She is only ruddy half way through a pregnancy and will have another load of kittens, she was only out for a few moments at a time and I never saw a Tom about, so its either the immaculate conception or she has gone down in my estimations!!!! I told the vet to have another look, it couldn't be Smartie she is still feeding....but yeap we have kittens on the way....ruddy brilliant, no new carpet for Xmas now eh and have to live with the ripped curtains from the litter before, I cant believe it, I would like to have a word with that Tom, God help him if he comes up here!
FORGOT THIS.....
I just remembered I had a photo of this. Ant and Andy are helping us to build a very large shed!..mmmm...we needed to lay the base and as the position it is in is virtually in accessible, we thought Ants tractor would do the job.... We the slope was very steep and Ant isn't one to give up lightly, he took the hill on....the tractor reared up and slid uncontrollably down the hill and through our fence...Luckily Ant wasn't hurt but very lucky!
RIP HUMPHREY
Humphrey our hand reared tiny kune kune piglet passed away. We fought 6 weeks to save him. Feeding every couple of hours and then out of the blue he had a massive brain haemorage and died. It was quite horrific, the worst sight I have seen for a while. There was nothing we could do for him and he died in Lauras arms.... He was so sweet too, only the day before we had prepared a house for him for when he was old enough and named it Humphreys House in the garden, it was looking great too. Well at least we tried... It was Luckys little man, she really loved him.
THANKS LAURA AND AARON
OUR SCENERY WHILST WE WAITED FOR STEVE!
We trained with Steve from stupid - o - clock in the morning for the Reid Trophy to make sure he was ready....then we walked the two practice rounds with him but on the official day we saw him off and then waited for him to come in so not to hinder his focus, as you are not permitted to speak anyway.
So I took some pictures to calm my nerves!! We saw ducks and birds on the practice round on the course....mmm exciting eh...then we went to search for the standing iron men, an art installation on a beach nearby, there were hundreds of life size iron or bronze sculptures and thousands of jelly fish, quite surreal really. Oh when we got back one night we saw Gerrard get out of his car in front our hotel, there was a pro am nearby....we couldnt believe our eyes!... And Steve practiced with some of the Euro pros, that was odd too, hes only 14!
REID TROPHY
Steve recently competed in the Reid trophy, you have to be under 14 and have a handicap of less than 5! SO its going some really, the feild of players was 120 from all over the place, Switzerland, France, Germany, UK, South Africa, etc etc. Steve did really well good scoring rounds and came away feeling good, Nial and Steve pictured above were two of three boys from Cornwall, the most Cornwall has had in the Reid for years....
A DEAR FRIEND HAS MOVED TO A PEACEFUL PLACE
A while back I think I asked you all to kindly pray for Sylvia a very dear friend of mine...thankyou for your thoughts....Sylvia fought her battle for 21 months, and her battle was lost on the 5th August 2010. Her family and friends we able to at least make every moment count and every moment a memory to treasure. So heres to you Sylvia, we celebrate your life, you have touched a great many hearts. XXXX
IT BEEN A WHILE
It has been so hectic here, I havent had time to breathe really but heres a few posts to try to bring you up to date
Monday, 9 August 2010
HUNGRY HORSES!
The shetlands are a nightmare at the moment, they have learned how to open gates and bunges off the tops of bins, so nothing is safe. They are meant to be on a bit of a diet but I havent really got a chance, Pete ran to the rescue but when he got there it was a little too late! At least they didnt end up in the pond for a swim!
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