More of a "these past few weeks we have been mainly"
Learning how to drive a tractor and taking advantage of the weather to hay about 30 acres (at least half of which is of dubious quality where the land has been let go).
Putting hay in every outbuilding with a roof.
Ferrying water jacks to two thirsty horses and building a Bear Grylls style water filter to supplement their water from the adjacent natural pond (well, this hasn't been done yet but it's on the weekend to do list)!
Dog proofing the old sheep chute and pens so we don't lose the daft buggers while we're mucking about, and starting to clear over a foot of deep litter from said pens.
Playing 'whose sheep is that' and contemplating spending a weekend with a map to find all the fences and dry stone walls to be repaired across 70 odd acres.
Losing a boot in a different pond while chasing my "failed" sheepdog who decided he was actually going to be a sheepdog and disappeared from the hay field before returning with a pissed off sheep - not in his mouth I might add, thank god - giving hubby's uncle who owns said sheep to have a new funny to tell his mates down the pub.
Shopping for a new 4x4 which we can't afford as a Freelander just ain't cutting the mustard (no surprise there) - suggestions welcome!
Revising for my Veterinary Nursing Assistant anatomy and physiology exams in between shovelling deep litter, finding old feed sacks with well rotted dead sheep in (oh the smell!!) while playing 'guess the bone' and swatting away a pair of nosey collies... Sadly the exam was mainly soft tissue so guess the bone wasn't too helpful there...
Contemplating the logistics of getting a static caravan to a location so remote it has zero mains services and is so high up that it has a lightning rod. I've found a company who claims to be able to transport any static to any remote location in the EU, but I'm struggling to see how they'd manage the switchbacks on a mountain that a landrover needs a three point turn to navigate!
Feeling very proud of the hubby who's been stuck in a rut and depressed for a good few years and used his PS4 as an escape mechanism. He loved this farm when he was a kid and he's really throwing himself into getting it back up and running again, alongside his surviving uncle who's teaching us all the ins and outs. I've noticed a real difference in him these past few weeks and he's been talking about moving up there, hence looking into statics. I think the winter will be the deciding factor there but he DID say that if we built our own house that I could have the log fire I've always wanted... I'll ask him again when his feet are made of chilblains and he can't feel his fingers
