Rain stops play, again. And again and again and again...
The combine is having a rest as am I. The farm I'm working on at the moment accuse me of being like the Flump with the rain cloud over its head as it always seems to rain on the days I work there.
However there has been the odd glimpse of the sun leaving us with just over 300 acres left to harvest sometime before Christmas, we hope.
Progress at Sunnyside
The window restorers started today, a week ahead of schedule. Did you know that there are more carbon emissions involved in the production of pvc windows than in heat loss through well draught sealed victorian sash windows? Good pvc windows last around 20 years and take thousands of years to degrade in landfill. These soft wood windows are over a hundred years old and will probably last at least another hundred years if well maintained. However, we are restoring ours simply because we like the look of them!
Harvesting
One day Mab might get around to blogging some of his pictures from this year's harvest, but in the meantime here is my best effort. On Friday Jennifer and I were engulfed in a huge cloud of dust as these two combine harvesters appeared in the field in front of our house.
Happy Birthday Uncle Gilbert
Sorry it's late but for your birthday we thought you might like a picture of a beautiful young lady with a bare bottom. I hope it was worth the wait.
Just because...
For no other reason than that I am immensely proud of my two gorgeous babies, here they are being lovely.
Painting party 
Thanks Lis, Andrew and Emma for your help yesterday - we made lots of progress and are now about 2/3rds of the way through the base coat. It's amazing what a difference a few extra pairs of hands make. We'll be back next Saturday for more - volunteers always welcome!
The combine is having a rest as am I. The farm I'm working on at the moment accuse me of being like the Flump with the rain cloud over its head as it always seems to rain on the days I work there.
However there has been the odd glimpse of the sun leaving us with just over 300 acres left to harvest sometime before Christmas, we hope.
The window restorers started today, a week ahead of schedule. Did you know that there are more carbon emissions involved in the production of pvc windows than in heat loss through well draught sealed victorian sash windows? Good pvc windows last around 20 years and take thousands of years to degrade in landfill. These soft wood windows are over a hundred years old and will probably last at least another hundred years if well maintained. However, we are restoring ours simply because we like the look of them!
