Weird old day today.
My best bud is away to see his kids for a couple of days so I am seeing to his place. He has a new load of POL chooks corralled in his free range outdoor run. He mentioned they were corn raised and I observed in seeing to them today that they aren't big on layers pellets. Mixed a couple of handfuls of mixed corn into the pellets and they fell on it with a vengeance.
Called into the new neighbours whilst up that end and they were having horrors with wasp nests (they had found one in the loft and one in the dyke) - he is a bit allergic and she dangerously so. Home for the bee suit (greeting BB who was working on the windows up our scaffolding tower) and some permethrin and did a quick treatment
Home to sharpen up the three chainsaw blades I blunted harvesting firewood from that thirty foot tree stack I told some of you about.
New neighbours lad calls round to ask about a strimmer - wifey gave him a quick lesson in petrol brush cutter use and sent him on his way with 2 stroke, harness, helmet et al.
I then broke out apple peeler and corer (brilliant bit of kit - peels, cores and slices an apple in ten seconds) and sorter out all the windfalls into the dehydrator (with a dip in lemon juice and a shake of cinnamon).
A very quiet "thump" signalled BB had got the rabbit thats been eating my swedes.
A quick curry and rice (lovely)
Then over to the neighbours to give those wasp nests a good spray down at dusk when the wasps are in residence.
Home for 9pm
Still better than working in an office.
My best bud is away to see his kids for a couple of days so I am seeing to his place. He has a new load of POL chooks corralled in his free range outdoor run. He mentioned they were corn raised and I observed in seeing to them today that they aren't big on layers pellets. Mixed a couple of handfuls of mixed corn into the pellets and they fell on it with a vengeance.
Called into the new neighbours whilst up that end and they were having horrors with wasp nests (they had found one in the loft and one in the dyke) - he is a bit allergic and she dangerously so. Home for the bee suit (greeting BB who was working on the windows up our scaffolding tower) and some permethrin and did a quick treatment
Home to sharpen up the three chainsaw blades I blunted harvesting firewood from that thirty foot tree stack I told some of you about.
New neighbours lad calls round to ask about a strimmer - wifey gave him a quick lesson in petrol brush cutter use and sent him on his way with 2 stroke, harness, helmet et al.
I then broke out apple peeler and corer (brilliant bit of kit - peels, cores and slices an apple in ten seconds) and sorter out all the windfalls into the dehydrator (with a dip in lemon juice and a shake of cinnamon).
A very quiet "thump" signalled BB had got the rabbit thats been eating my swedes.
A quick curry and rice (lovely)
Then over to the neighbours to give those wasp nests a good spray down at dusk when the wasps are in residence.
Home for 9pm
Still better than working in an office.
