...and shovelling barrow loads of ashes and coal from the fire area on the wayleave to coat the really muddy paths down around camp.
Five and a half acres of slippery mud banks, rampant Rhodos and uncombed bracken - but it's a heaven-sent ticket to happiness in the heart of the Sussex AONB weald.
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Sunday, 19 November 2017
Samhain and Birthday weekend
Swedish log fires - chopped ready for Yule |
The wayleave has all been strimmed for the winter, and the firewood store extended to give us another dry-ish place to stack the logs in preparation for Christmas.
This weekend we took the bird boxes down for cleaning and to have metal plates put over the now-enlarged holes in an attempt to stop the woodpeckers from raiding the nests for chicks all summer long. The tawny box will be cleaned out in-situ in a couple of weeks time to be sure the last set of Stock Doves have vacated.
new fire store extension |
The old drum BBQ that served as the ideal hostess trolley last yule, sadly hasn't fared so well and is now destined for the tip with its bottom now sporting a gaping rusty hole... so an alternative solution will have to be found - keeping all that food hot, and ready to serve together at the end of December is not an easy task.
We stayed over on Saturday night and had a good giggle in the Yardarm keeping warm by the firepit with nips of decent whiskey and a few bottles of vino.
Thank you to all who stayed and/or popped in to say happy birthday (or in Paul's case, slid in on his arse) - it was much appreciated - as were the pressies... so spoilt and so lucky to have such awesome friends.
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