This weekend, I got the rest of the solar panel built up on the roof, and almost immediately you could see the benefits. Even though the sun has only appeared for a few minutes, the water down in the tank is heating up nicely. Can’t wait for a bit of decent...
The little platform above the living room needed some bannisters to keep people from plunging to their doom, and I wanted to re-use some of the wood from the original thatched roof, so here it is. The rails are made from lengths of bog oak that was used as laths under...
After many years of sitting cold and quiet, and having been tampered with to burn oil, our woodburning range had a proper fire burning inside it, and suddenly the house began to come alive. The sounds of the fire, and of the water bubbling through the pipes gave the...
At last, we’re getting the ceilings in, and the place is starting to look like a house at last. It is amazing what a difference it makes, and the rooms seem to change size as we work. Here’s the newly insulated kitchen – Tomorrow we’ll be...
We were married a year ago today, and what a year it has been, living in the truck, and meeting the most amazing people on our travels, and on the farm. There are so many of you that we couldn’t have possibly done any of it without, so a huge thank you to all...
RIP Lily hen, taken by the evil cat. Our growling hen vanished last night, at the hands (or paws) of the resident semi-feral cat. The layer of the green eggs is gone, and she, and her eggs be sorely missed.
Poor little Sherafey, she has had a hard few weeks. Having finally found her a friend she got on with in the form of Mabel, she was bereaved after just a week here on the farm when we sadly lost Mabel to colic. The following day she ran through a wire fence and and...
We’ve used all manner of “eco” technologies in the cottage, and my favourite so far is the sheep’s wool insulation, which came from Black Mountain Insulation. After a long day yesterday we had a third of the house done, and suddenly the space...
This is Dora, the Large Horse that we are hoping to adopt. Today was our second visit to the the horse orphanage at Crosskennan, and I could easily bring a lorryload of them home if we had the room. Back next week to have a sit on her and see how that goes, and then...
Sherafeys accident has sparked a furious burst of horse facility improving, and the stables are taking shape (above) – not a terribly eco friendly design but there are a lot of blocks around and we need to get the stables built asap. I’m trying to use as...
Although this week has been largely horse oriented, I found time to get a patch of the roof wire brushed and painted, and the solar panel frame bolted up onto the roof. The rusty, flaking old tin comes up rather well, as you can see here. If we ever get a rain free...
