[BadgerFace]

Took 13 lambs to the abattoir first thing. Had to chip ice of the yard, so I could reverse trailer up to barn. It's just started to rain and the snow is thawing slowly, we will be back to mud by this afternoon  Still have 3 stables to muck out, but I'm enjoying my coffee in the warm office at the moment 

[juliag]

Struggled to get down the field this morning, jumped over 5 bar gate into field and sunk on the other side! It was so deep I couldnt believe it. Couldnt push wheelbarrow through the snow and my fingers were freezing. blizzard conditions with very strong cold winds making the snow slant sideways. first thing I did upon walking the 200yds down the field (struggling through it) was to collapse in the polytunnel in search of respite from the wind. put on little stove for cup of hot chocolate only to remember I had taken the mugs into the house to wash and so had no mugs!! aghh!!! warmed hands up on stove and then ventured out to do the chickens and ponies. snow too depp now though. looks pretty but not so much fun if you have work to do in it. Also  slighly concerned about the amount of water on the fields when it melts. This week the country under a white blanket, next week the news will be full of flooding  sorry dont mean to sound like a miserable old bag, I love it really, Real winter weather!!

[sandy]

Sad to say we are missing out in the Central belt of Scotland, snow has gone!!! I do like not slipping about and at least the ground is hard so I don't sink on all the mud when the dog's take me out!!!

[juliag]

Spring cleaning! kids off school (half term) so one rode this morning watched by and advised by 2 younger siblings, who gave her marks out of 10 for each thing she did, gathered in eggs, polytunnel doing well, seeds now sprouting all over the place (germinating would be a better word wouldn't it. now came back and started on bookcases etc. All going on freecycle (have you heard on this its amazing?), little play on facebook, We are the group friends of produce from the field. (all our photos etc are on there), just had lunch must get back to the bookcases.!

[northfifeduckling]

Thanks for renewing this thread, I couldn't find it on the evening of the first sunny day...Gathered up fennel and coriander seeds, tidied around the corn salad seedlings (almost needed tweezers for this job!) and so, so much enjoyed the sun on my back! Found some perfectly edible tatties nearby, I'm loving it!

[juliag]

Bookcases done! all advertised on freecycle, thanks for putting the link on there! I didnt think to put it in myself, totally hopeless! Spring cleaning like mad here, guess it will snow again tomorrow! Freecycled kids trampoline at the weekend to make room for above ground pool for the summer, Friends have commented that if we put it up now, it will be full of rainwater by the end of the month!!!LOL 

[Fluffywelshsheep]

not much today shopping for food,
went to post office to post of ebay sold items got really annoyed with the local post lady , as this is their jobs and they are not happy to process there parcells!!!
after all it people like me that keep the 'village' post office going !!!!
next time  going to the one in stirling near lidls as the post people are nice their
came home refunded people who i quoted to much for postage.
then home and hubby made tea after visiting people via svdp and pickingup little T from his centre and I am just getting ready to go to the meeting now and reading the rest of the forums
boring live i lead lol
linz

edit oh also forgot to say while i was out my new knitting looms arrived  yippy !!!! so i better start getting the christmas presents done
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[doganjo]

I can recommend the Clacks PO - really nice people and they play MY kind of music!  Not that musaccky stuff in the supermarkets!

[northfifeduckling]

 The ladies in the Bridge of Allen PO are really lovely, don't know how far that is from you. Whenever I'm in town for an appointment I go in, last time was in the pre-Xmas time and they were immune to stress, just nice.

[Fluffywelshsheep]

maybe we just have grumpy old women working in the P O

[sandy]

I agree Anne, the post Office in Clackmannan s great, (I don't like the music though,a it sloppy for me but I know what you mean, knowone would go in if the did play  music I liked!!!) they are very patient and always nice, I would add,the Medical center is also good, so many others have poor receptionits, I often have a laugh at the Co-Op as well, well done Clackmannan. I have a busy day today but am already messing around and had three of those "selling" phone calls, they make me realy mad as I then loose my momentum, now I'm off to cook some pasta and rice for the chickens for later today as a treat,strip the beds and finnish off washing the breakfast stuff, after work I am going to pick up my prescription glasses, what a shock!!! the cost!!!!! never mind, at least they have eventulay had some sun, catch up later.

[northfifeduckling]

Listened to the districts' kids Burns competition this morning - how are they doing it? Poems of any kind were such a struggle for me to remember...I had to leave before the pipers' entries because of a blinding migraine, so not much is going to get done today (other than cleaning the birds' quarters and cooking dinner). Always when the weather's nice and I could/should get really started out there...

[Fluffywelshsheep]

i think the mirgran is catching as i have it now, i was okthis morning  but now it's got me!!!!

so i have been sitting in the living room doing some kniting and drinking water and a couple of paracetamol just waititng to go to doctors /aldis with big t and little t

[sabrina]

My morning started with finding one of my ponies looking very sorry for himself. Had not eaten over night and seemed to be in pain. Phoned the vet then let the other two ponies out while I waited for her to arrive. She is not sure what his problem is, could be bruising to the soles from charging about in the hard ground last week or he could have laminitis. Anyway she gave him a painkilling injection and a some bute to give him over the next few days. She also wanted him to have Asprin and another drug to help the blood flow to his feet, as she had none with her I made the trip to Turriff to pick it up from the surgery. While out I went food shopping, picked up chicken food and went in by the garden centre for seed composte. So a busy morning for me. 

[doganjo]

Morning out with dogs then feeding/freeing chickens and ducks.  One LS seems to think she is a duck as she flies over to their pen and goes out with them - almost down to the water's edge.  Might have to clip her wings before tomorrow.  Went to Post Office to post parcels, then Bank, then Lidl's, picked up compost, then on to Aldi's for seed trays/compost/dog tins - they love Gero as an extra treat in with their complete.  Yes, I know it unbalances it but a bar of chocolate every now and then doesn't hurt most folk's diets, adn that's their equivalent.  Also bought one of their trio fruit bush packs to try and a couple of shrubs.  Was browsing when suddenly my trolley stopped and I nearly fell into it.  There was Linz with Big T and Little T - met Big T for first time - nice chap!  Little T was busy looking at some sweets so I didn't disturb him - met him at house before but he probably wouldn't recognise me.  Got home to find white chicken sauntering around the lawn so spent the next half hour scattering food and trying to con her into going in with the ducks as they'd gone back whenever they saw the big bag coming!  So tonight is seed planting night!