To my amazement its nearly one year since I posted here.
A lot has happened in our lives down in the Ardennes. Too much really to put in a post, you would probably all collapse in your coffee.
Suffice to say its been a bumpy ride. I had a real scare back in Feb when I noticed a tumour in my mouth. So after three months of prodding me around, endless tests,two ' exploration ' operations then all the rest, I am now ok and have the all clear.
During this difficult time I really let things slip at the smallholding. Everyone helps out but I am the only one here fulltime, its kind of my job. A terrible growing season lead to a poor veg crop. The only thing that grew were pumpkins ,gerkhins and corgettes. I planted them all in hay piles, no manure , no preparations really, as I did not have the energy in mind or body. Funny thins is its the best crop I have ever had. We had over three hundred pumpkins. I did several trips with the Hiluc pick up to veg stores locally. The sight of a pick up bed overflowing with a sea of pumpkins was too much for them. I cheated a bit by lining pallet boards first to lessen the amount of pumkins I had to load.
Anyway all this to say I am back.
And pleased to be
Kevin