Garden planning

Armed with canes we decide to set out our planned vegetable plot. After much trial and mainly error we find we can't align anything - if it looks right from one direction it seems out from another. Plus our tape measure breaks and so we have yards of it that won't wind back up. Eventually we give up and just sit and admire the view.

Rubbish

We have had to clear loads of rubbish from the farm. Since the bin men stopped coming it appears one of the barns has been used as a tip. In addition there is a sofa, cupboard and tyres in the fields and everywhere semi buried piles of hardcore.  This week Dave visited two refuse sites in one day and we are disposing of things bit by bit.

Our Farm

It's the view that makes it all worth while.  When the interior seems depressing we just have to step outside. This is what I was searching for and the requirement that was always top of my wish list.

Well travelled raspberries

These must be the most well travelled raspberry canes.  We dug them up and took them to my father's when we moved into our rented accommodation, but now this property has been sold they have had to be dug up again and have come back to their new home.

Staffordshire - Somerset - Derbyshire!!

A visitor and some money

Tom comes round to view what we've bought and takes our photo.  We also get paid for our hay in real money.  A good day!

Some gardening is needed

Today we went to Hill Farm as proud owners and started clearing weeds (armfuls of them) from the front garden.

Our electric meters

I think we need some help with our electric supply!! We couldn't even decide which one we were meant to read and didn't fancy poking them about. Apparently one of them is a 'smart' meter!!

St Peter's

We go to the church open day and climb the tower.  From the top we can see our farm.  The church is the first one that I have know which is called St Peter's - thoughts of my father today - I wish I could have told him of our purchase after so long spent looking.

Finding a builder

The poor house needs a lot of work (there are gaps in the wall we can see daylight through) and we are meeting up over the next few days with four builders in the hope of finding someone we like who can start on our project quickly.

Haymaking

Our neighbour comes to cut the hay - the smell is wonderful - unlike the house which smells of cats and damp.  It's lovely hot weather with a bit of a breeze.