You don't need any story with this photo...this is one pretty girl!!!!
Friday, 11 September 2009
FIELDS TOPPED
I topped the fields today while the weather was good, it was so long the mower struggled to do it, I think I may have broke the tractor as I got it caught in a ditch...then after making a makeshift ramp I then bumped it around to get it going, shortly after that there was a bang and some black smoke?!??!!?... I may be in BIG trouble!!! but the fields look good!
WE HAVE CHICKS
Not that successful really, the mum is very clumsy..but she has reared 3 out of the 6, hopefully the other mum will rear three too. cute though...only one lot of them this year though.
MORE RENOVATION
It rained didnt it....and Pete and I had a 30minute coffee to discuss our plans for next year, then the screw driver came out just to have a look at the floor boards, and with that the next renovation project began, wall knocked down, staircase designed and ordered, balustrade individually designed by yours truly and getting made by Brad in the forge...cupboard out, floorboards gone and bobs your uncle we are in a real mess...oh and we moved Stevens door.. As if it wasnt bad enough, then we had a mad five minutes and ripped the downstairs loo out, so we are in a HUGE pickle to say the least... be glad when its done...hopefully tidier when Mum and Dad come to stay end OCT!!!
SMARTIE UP TO NO GOOD
Smartie is a right one!.. She was trying to attack the dangly bit on my phone charge and knocking the phone off the desk while I worked, and then when I looked at her she ran and then came back when she thought I wasn't looking...like a naughty child!
PIGS RELOCATED
After cleaning...so we were already whacked.. we or rather I decided to move the pink pigs to the lunge ring so they could clear it a bit. I thought yeah...easy... rang Laura to help me and Pete, just in case. They stood either side while I ran up through the fields with a bucket of feed. I was really tired by the time I got to the other end and tried to get them over the wooden ledge into the lunge ring they just bolted. I knew then..this was a bad idea. Mum shouted "do you need a hand" so yes was the answer...she brought dad with her, and we were there for an age, Dad trying to run and us telling him not to on his new knees, mum trying to barricade the entrance to form a shute but unless she was 10ft x 10ft she didn't really stand a chance , but we kept her moving all over the shop, Laura and Pete chase and I tried to catch them too. Pete finally got the smaller one and we lifted her squealing her head off into the lunge ring...and then the second one...but toolula was too big to do that, so after it seemed hours and guests now arriving and watching....Pete and I lassoed her and dragged/carried her into the ring. She was starting to panic and we had to act fast ...But all in now ....wont ever repeat that episode...The wont be coming out of there until they go in the horse box to be moved!!! Think Mum and Dad had had it too....then I had a BBQ to prepare for Pete's birthday!!!!all in a days work eh!
WE ACHED AND ACHED!!!!
Auntie Lou very sillily offered to help me on Sunday when Pete was away at golf with Steven, we had to take a tree down...easy we thought!!!!So got all our tools out and chainsaw in hand to attack the tree....after swinging by my foot and Louise by her arms we managed to get it down. After dragging it down filling almost the whole garden, I joked and said...after all that hard work wouldn't it be funny if it was the wrong tree.... We stood back and admired our handy work....and guess what it was the wrong tree....OMG.....we had to go through all that again and neither of us were filled with energy and we already ached all over!!...SO another gruelling few hours was had by us. Mind you we did treat ourselves with a sneaky Chinese at 7.30pm!!! Bet she wont offer to come and help again!!!When Pete got back I think he felt sorry for us and gave us a half day on clearing the rest of the top hedge....What would have taken us two 2 days he hacked down in about 7hours....funny isnt it..I call half day about 7 or 8 hours!!!!...but it is to us. Tim helped with some strimming too. Me and auntie lou cleared and burned all day... I dont think there is any part of my body that does ache! Oh and I did the garden grass....well sort off!
PONIES SEEM BETTER
The ponies seem to be better at the moment, their feet seem not so sore, and Storm and Spring are running about like looneys. Duke is still plodding on 24 years old now...Tilley isn't right yet, but she definitely seems better out with the others, we will just have to see what the farrier says when he come or she if its Megan...Still miss our little Tom though...lots of people ask after him. If I ever released another book, our trauma of loosing him would be in it, so probably wont do that!..I have printed off the second year blog though as a copy of our second year for the kids to read when they are older.
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