Merry Christmas

I am officially middle aged. How do I know? Well, by the presents I recieved this year. Sensible presents, useful presents. No frivolous stuff for me, oh no, Christmas for the small holder is a chance to get your family to contribute to the cause. What use is a wii to the plan to have chickens. What use is a smart new coat when I'm out collecting horse muck in a muddy field. For me this year, I got a new hen house. Once the weather has warmed up in the spring it'll be time to get my first hens. I hope I can wait until the weather warms up.
So Santa brings a warm, waterproof working coat and cordless power tools for those jobs in the far corner of the field. Sensible presents, useful presents.

And what's more. I don't mind. Its what I need.

Happy Christmas everyone.

pete
inthehills

time flys

Wow, what happened to November? I turn around for one moment and a month has flown by. So, a quick recap of the last month. It rained a bit. A couple of half hearted snow showers, more rain. Hmmm....there must be something else....nope. I can't think of anything.

Yesterday my little car had to make a visit to the fixers. I bought a little car to save money and time and increase fuel efficiency. Obviously the long commute was taking its toll on the poor thing. But this morning, after getting the car back, it was like having a new car. No noisey bearings, all the dashboard lights work. Amazing. It really cheered me up. Its odd that such a minor thing as a fully working car can cheer a person up.

The other reason to be cheerful is that I have finished work for the year! Woo-hoo! No more work until the 3rd Jan. Obviously, there will be a lot of work done, but all on the small holding. I've a list as long as your arm and hopefully I'll work my way through them and even do some of the less urgent tasks such as sort out the barn and think about moving the compost heaps.

But first, I think I'm due a couple of lie-ins. If the cats let me.

pete