Yes, I know - no posts for several weeks, and then two in one day. But at least I feel like I'm vaguely catching up with myself. October has been all over the place. Work has been busier than usual for a start, and I feel like I've trekked up and down the country more than I have in a while too. But I have spent some time at home, and some things have been done, so I'm counting that as a win. Scything We had some good weather towards the start of the month, and I did get out into the field a few times. Then the rain set in, and things became rather soggy, and what with one thing and another, I barely got out at all in the last couple of weeks. Got to the end of row 14 though. Getting there, albeit slowly. The weather Good at the start, soggy from the middle onwards. We live on the top of a hill, so the flooding didn't really affect us that much, but our cellar has a well in, and does flood pretty regularly. I measured a good two feet of water in it at one point, but it receded pretty quickly, thank goodness. Apparently we did have a couple of nicer days towards the end, and I spent a little time drinking tea in the garden (not much though, it was starting to get pretty cold). Plotting and scheming I did a lot of plotting and scheming in October. Sometimes at home, sometimes in a cafe, always with a notebook in hand. We visited some friends early in the month - the sun shone, and we spent a long time just sitting around in their garden, which gave me a few ideas for a new sitting spot in ours. Our garden is quite windy and exposed, but there is a little sheltered corner that isn't taken advantage of. I've often thought of putting planters there, but never chairs. I shifted things around a little to see what it would feel like. Obviously it needs a fair bit of work, but I think it could be a bit of a winter suntrap, just the right spot for sitting out with a cuppa. There are better views elsewhere, but this is at least sheltered and not windy. It might be a little project for me over the winter.
And that's it for October I think! I had my head down for a fair bit of it, either working or travelling, and not much got done on the homestead. I did manage a small adventure or two though (more on those later, if I get round to it). And what will November bring? Work is still busy, so not much so far. Hopefully a little bit of house and garden progress, but I'm not holding my breath. Oh, and shhhh.... I've applied for a new job. It's along shot - I can't imagine I'll get an interview, let alone the job itself, but it was good to pull the application together. I should hear something at least in November, so fingers crossed (but again, I won't hold my breath).
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Chris
16/1/2024 09:11:20 pm
Happy New Year - hope you are ok- no post for a while now- I enjoy your updates.
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