Leeks / Gracie and Bronte / Polytunnel - The Accidental Smallholder

Posted: Monday 9 January, 2023

by Rosemary at 8:56am in Smallholding Comments closed

Monday 2^nd January

Spring cleaned the feed store. With no hens or sheep, it’s emptier than it’s been for years.

Nice and tidy.

Tuesday 3^rd January

Tom loves the fire. This isn’t an action shot – he’s been lying like this for ten minutes. Channelling his inner Gwenna.

Tom.

Wednesday 4^th January

I’ve never managed to grow decent leeks before. I put it down to muck tea.

Leeks.

Thursday 5^th January

Bronte has started untying herself. I’m not sure she knows she’s done it because she doesn’t go anywhere. Love that face.

Bronte untied.

 

Friday 6^th January

Gracie and Bronte, chums.

Gracie and Bronte.

Saturday 7^th January

Wet this morning, then the sun came out in time for me to walk the dogs.

Lovely afternoon.

Sunday 8^th January

Today was designated a polytunnel day. Two years ago, we put a fence round the polytunnel to protect the locked down hens from foxes. Today, Dan took it out. He was cursing at the good job he’d done putting it in.

Man at work.

Fence down.

I washed the inside. Hoping to get the outside done tomorrow then get the wires and the staging up later in the week.

And a photo of Bertie, Tom and Diesel. Penfold was on my lap.

Bertie, Tom and Diesel.