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Better To Do Nothing - Sunday 12/09/10

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The growing pile of stripped logs The growing pile of bark - where the butchery takes place   In the morning we had a sit dow...

Yum Yums - Saturday 11/09/10

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Yum Yums Sweets, Cardigan Made another trek to Cardigan, rushed to get there before midday to catch the bank. Still too late as this bra...

Hardly An Ageing Rock Star - Friday 10/09/10

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A wet and windy millpond Wet and windy. Invented a game using my diary to test Emma's memory. She scared the hell out of me! She woul...

Options Options Options - Thursday 09/09/10

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End of French drain that will hopefully feed a pond Other end of the drain. Blue sacking to prevent soil slipping due to being a high ...

Tinkers Bubble - Wednesday 08/09/10

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Mist hanging in the valley. Cool date! No work due to weather. Finished reading Earth-Sheltered Houses which i borrowed from Simon D . I...

A Handy Bush - Tuesday 07/09/10

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It appears that leading a life independent of the marketplace (kind of) and everyday hustle and bustle comes at the cost of being out of syn...

Colin McRae Mode - Monday 06/09/10

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Rain. Kind of useful for everyone judging by the busyness of the clamp. There are no days off. Just different jobs that need doing. Got a c...

Munchman Flap Jacks - Sunday 05/09/10

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Attended what i believe is called a ' Blessing Way '. From what i understand a pagan ceremony where the community comes together to ...

Unsociable Hermit - Saturday 04/09/10

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Found myself out working until sundown. Am determined to finish off laying the gravel. Ayres was in Bath attending a funeral so it was just ...

The Fantastic Tony Wrench - Friday 03/09/10

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10:00 meeting for a day trip! Have been invited to tag along for a visit to Brithdir Mawr for a little talk and demonstration about wood ga...

Going On Instinct - Thursday 02/09/10

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Dropped Fran off at her new school for her first day. Am happy and excited for her but hate the commitment to a routine albeit a 9-3. Just b...

Pocket Change - Wednesday 01/09/10

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Have exhausted our supply of the black slatey stuff, not too big a deal though, as we're going for a sunrise/sunset theme with the grave...

Gone The Other Way - Tuesday 31/08/10

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So far a week of fantastic weather. All good for building. Tinkering with the foundations of the timber post. The aim is to get them level, ...

Just Need A Few Grand - Monday 30/08/10

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Pounding. Shovelling. Sifting. Dumping. This French drain is taking ages. Paul came to see me around 17:00  and we had a lengthy chat about ...

Hold Up The Torch - Sunday 29/08/10

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The round up. I got the time slightly wrong so arrived a tad late. The group was arranged in a circle and giving their views on both the rel...

Visioning - Saturday 28/08/10

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Great to see people meeting, greeting and sharing. A day of various activities ranging from tours to 'visioning' and guided me...

A Dome - Friday 27/08/10

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Got a trailer load of logs on the way today. Should see us through until Spring. Not bad for £35! Went to get the cash this morning in order...

Heed the Gods - Thursday 26/08/10

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Got the car booked in to get the fuel filter changed. Picked up a new filter on the way to the stove shop yesterday, so just a case of swapp...

Poorer - Wednesday 25/08/10

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A trek to the nearest stove shop , a good 20 miles away. Explained the situation and came away £104 poorer. Bought cowling, flashing, a ...

GoThrough The Roof! - Tuesday 24/08/10

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Our new 'Wendy' Wood burning stove Wood burning stove arrived today just as the family we're helping left for the beach with...