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Vegetable garden
John and Linda have created a temporary vegetable garden in the walled garden at Dalmore. It's not a huge area and it's full of perennial plants like geraniums and…
Kinross Show
I've just returned from a nice afternoon at Kinross Show with Central Scotland Smallholders' Association. We try and attend a couple of shows a year to recruit new…
How long does a job take?
I think the best way to estimate it is to work out how long you think it will take, then double it. The fence in Five Acre Field is finished!!! Only the enclosure at the…
Wood storage 3
John and Dan started cutting the piles of wood in the barn this morning. We didn't have much in the way of logs, but we have loads of waste wood - so the saw's been…
The Bothy
The new Dalmore Bothy (so called 'cos it's on the site of the old one) is coming on a treat. Starting at the top, the back face of the roof is slated; the front side…
Barn wall
Steve, the brickie, has been here today. The ground was too wet for him to work on the house, so he's doing the bottom two courses in the barn. This will set the levels,…
Snow
We've surely got snow now. We've had a wee bit since Friday last but last night, about 6" fell. Fortunately, John has done a fabulous job keeping the outside water running. So far…
Poultry flitting
Well, the hens have been moved to Dalmore this weekend (21st May). The house has been rebuild, painted, sprayed and puffed and been given a new Onduline roof - hopefully this will…
Abattoir arrangements; Path; Sasso processing; Festival prep
Monday 12th September Another lovely day. We’re having a real Indian summer. Got the tup lambs and cull ewes booked in to the abattoir for the last week in…
Barn enclosure
The walls of the 1/4 of the barn we're enclosing are complete. We're very pleased with the result. Barn enclosure Before the first course of the wall was built,…