A much less challenging week than last.
Pancake Day on Tuesday, and we celebrated it with Scraggy Crows at a gathering at Richard and Chris’s, fellow Scraggies who live up the road. As usual when Chis is managing the catering arrangements, there was an excellent spread, on this occasion a buffet to accompany the pancakes. What does one drink with pancakes? G&T seemed the obvious choice, with its traditional lemon slice, but since the following day was a working day, I opted for beer. Chantal was more adventurous – vodka and orange, just the one.
We had an active day yesterday. I set to with the chain saw to cut up the tree that was felled by Storm Doris. I managed to remove the top two thirds, mostly branches and foliage lying in our neighbours garden, piling up the greenery into the neighbours large trailer. He will tow this to the bottom of his “paddock”, the bottom of his garden, and have a very smoky bonfire. He promises to wait until the wind direction will blow the smoke across the fields. While I was active with the chain saw, Chantal jet washed the patio. On Friday she slipped over on the thin, almost invisible, layer of algae that has accumulated on the patio over winter, and decided that a spring clean was in order.
Yesterday afternoon we visited the farm belonging to the parents of Tom, who delivers our logs, to photograph lambs. This is our second seasonal visit, which looks as if it may become an annual event. Tom’s mum took us out see the lambs, and to feed some the “cade lambs” – those whose mother was unable to provide enough milk for various reasons. Maybe one year we will be allowed to take granddaughters….
We have purchased a new desk for my study. I have inherited many books from my Dad, and need more bookshelves. This has necessitated a rethink of the furniture arrangements in the study, and a smaller desk has provided more space. I have still to find some bookshelves, and so books are still piled and propped up wherever there is a free surface. Maybe we will need to rechristen the room as a library.
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
