On Monday, we had a visit from Dave and Liz Lawrence. Dave is just about to retire from Syngenta and take up a main Board position (he is buying himself a Maserati as a retirement present - lucky Sod, all I got was a tractor!). They now have a holiday home in Torquay so they are occasional near neighbours of ours.
On Tuesday, we went over to the Wheelhouse to see the builders who are installing a loo and wash basin upstairs. It was all looking good (apart from a small flood in the bathroom) and we will soon be going back to do our bit with the tiling and decorating.
On Wednesday, Philip and Louise called in on their way back from Cornwall to collect their caravan that has been over-wintering in our barn.
Back on the ranch, the chooks have been producing well and we have been getting up to four eggs a day (and very tasty they are, too). We have finally managed to erect the new tool shed down in the orchard. Unfortunately, we had a major thunder storm just before we had finished that job so we had to let it dry out a bit before we put the felt on the roof. We have also been creating a new herb bed alongside the decking by the house. This involved sawing up old oak railway sleepers with a chain saw. This soon put paid to the old electric saw and it is now awaiting its final trip to the tip. I now have a nice new petrol one but it was touch and go whether I would get the job done without knackering that one, too! Meanwhile, I have also been busy sowing vegetable seeds in the greenhouse and the raised beds and Diane has been planting up pots and hanging baskets.
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