[Rupert the bear]

Replaced all the worn steering components on my 1968 tractor with brand new genuine parts form the dealer !
Should have taken an hour or so but got comfy under the tractor and watched the swallows. I can now drive the tractor in a straight line again.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

recovering from last nights ordeal and drinking plenty, feeling so weak. On the plus side the guy has turned up to get rid of the gorse from the slopes, so theyre looking really nice now.

[Rupert the bear]

recovering from last nights ordeal and drinking plenty, feeling so weak. On the plus side the guy has turned up to get rid of the gorse from the slopes, so theyre looking really nice now.

Rest if you can , that is water / tea you're drinking plenty of ??

[waterbuffalofarmer]

water mostly, no milk products at al but loads of water and lemon barley water which mum made herself.

[Lesley Silvester]

Busy with crafts, sitting in the sun and chatting to my friend. Not much I could do in the veg plot today.

[Dans]

Giving the chicken house a good seeing to and sorting out some wines!

Dans

[ellied]

Recovering from 2 days of 10 hour orthopedic massage training and some lengthy commuting by car/train/foot including getting lost in Stockbridge on Saturday evening!  And by recovering I mean chores, spin class, yoga class, some bodyweight exercise, and an afternoon weeding, scrubbing and refilling water for the broodies (and stallion) field, planting a few more seeds and mass watering morning and evening..  Oh and a couple loads of washing that got out on the line meantime.

It's good to get a really good pottering day in the garden before the weeds become a complete jungle - bound to happen tho as I never keep caught up nowadays!

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Recovering from 2 days of 10 hour orthopedic massage training and some lengthy commuting by car/train/foot including getting lost in Stockbridge on Saturday evening!  And by recovering I mean chores, spin class, yoga class, some bodyweight exercise, and an afternoon weeding, scrubbing and refilling water for the broodies (and stallion) field, planting a few more seeds and mass watering morning and evening..  Oh and a couple loads of washing that got out on the line meantime.

It's good to get a really good pottering day in the garden before the weeds become a complete jungle - bound to happen tho as I never keep caught up nowadays!

Reading that made me really tired Sounds good, really what i should be doing atm Today i have been trying to do a bit of cooking for the lads whilst parents are away shopping and playing with the dogs, really tired now, just want to sleep.

[Rupert the bear]

Spent the day out in the sun shirt off ( had to keep moving as the swallows are looking for nesting material ! )  sorting the old bales for disposal , generally wandering about and thinking about holiday packing.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Trying to answer questions about animals for sale to timewasters    fixing a prolapsed animal and trying to arrange plans for this week, may have to go up north to help take care of my sick Gma in a day or so, it really depends whether my family up there are coping. Also having to arrange work timetables on farm for when Dad goes for his consultation in London about his heart, he will be away 2 days in total. Shearers are booked for end of this week and a building to clean ready into the bargain and sheep to dose and dag. Also  have a buffalo booked in for slaughter and trying to arrange a time for contractors to cut for hay. When will it all end?! Alas no rest for me!

[Lesley Silvester]

And in your spare time, WBF?   


I seem to have spent a very long time this evening watering all my veggie plants.

[Dans]

Mowing grass around some trees we planted in Feb and putting some cardboard mulch down (we fenced them off from the geese but left the grass, it was nearly as tall as the trees!). 

Also digging out the previous owner's compost heap and getting annoyed at all the bits of plastic, plant pots and string they threw in 

Oh and taking the parentals out to a local gastropub 

Dans

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Trying to feed calves and support me bro milking, it is so hot and i am having to contend with a bruised hip and bruised lumpy wrist. Last night I fell down the last 3 steps of the stairs, serves me right for running, I slipped on the floor wacked my arm onto a brushing pan and broke it, the brushing pan not the arm! slightly, no cuts on my arm surprisingly. Wacked my hip and backside on the floor and cut my foot a bit deeply, so there I was 1/2 past 1 am with a cold wet facecloth wrapped around my arm and witch hazel all over, managed to get to sleep and woke at 5 with horrible sharp abdominal pains, could hardly move, had to put a hot water bottle on and then sleep and they went away. Then just now I have had some bad news, my Gma went to her GP and apparently she has developed a sort of syndrome from the shingles she had? and has been reffered to a hospital, so it looks as if I will be going up there after all to see her, other family will be there too so we will all muck in and help, now I just have to arrange stuff on farm.    Never a dull moment here

[Rupert the bear]

your'e going to hate this....  Packing my bags for my holiday in the sun, I feel guilty having to leave Mrs RTB behind to look after the place (  really I do  )

[clydesdaleclopper]

Working on my core strength as two boisterous teenage goats dragged me down the lane to their new field.  The postie stopped to watch and have a laugh