Showing posts with label Mad Bush Farm Crew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mad Bush Farm Crew. Show all posts

19 January 2009

Top Withens

MY PENNINE WAY PICTURE FOR TODAY
Across the moors to Top Withens.

Top Withens




TODAYS WEATHER READINGS
Temp Low: 2C
Temp High: 6C
Feels Like: -4 to 0C
Percipitation: 8 mm
Wind Speed: 38 mph
Wind Direction: SW
UV Index: Low
Weather: Breezy with snow and rain.

MY WORK BOOK

See to the sheep
Field
Mon 19/01/2009 08:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 09:10
Misc
Job 267
1) Took across some hay.
2) Checked and counted the sheep.
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Tidying up
Conservatory
Mon 19/01/2009 09:10 -Mon 19/01/2009 10:30
Greenhouses
Job No. 268
Took off the staging boards down one side of the conservatory and cleaned them off and then disinfected them also while they were off I had a good sweep up under the staging. (Note 1)
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Break for tea
Home
Mon 19/01/2009 10:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 10:45
Job No. 267
1 Mug of tea and 3 shortbread biscuits.
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Check if logs are needed.
Hall
Mon 19/01/2009 10:45 -Mon 19/01/2009 11:30
Job No.268
Took 3 baskets of logs.
Had a chat with cleaners.
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Cut down dead plants in courtyard
Courtyard
Mon 19/01/2009 11:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 12:30
Public Gardens
Job No. 269
Cut down some Chrysanths, Sedoms and anything else that looked like it needed a trim.
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Break for lunch
Home
Mon 19/01/2009 12:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 13:30
Job No.270
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Fetch some hay.
Farm
Mon 19/01/2009 13:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 15:00
Misc
Job No. 271
Fetched 11 bales of hay.
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Clear out the tubs
Courtyard
Mon 19/01/2009 15:00 -Mon 19/01/2009 15:35
Public Gardens
Job No. 272
There were a few old Osteospurmums left in the half barrels in the courtyard so as they were no longer looking like they were worth keeping I took them out.
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Clip the shrub by the office steps
Office steps
Mon 19/01/2009 15:35 -Mon 19/01/2009 16:00
Public Gardens
Job No.273
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Tidy up the fuel tank passage
fuel tank passage
Mon 19/01/2009 16:00 -Mon 19/01/2009 16:30
Public Gardens
Job No.274
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Clean and put away the tools.
Potting Shed
Mon 19/01/2009 16:30 -Mon 19/01/2009 17:00
Potting Shed
Job No.275

NOTES
1) A couple of pictures to show what I was doing with the staging.

After its been washed, scrubbed and disinfected.


COMMENTS FROM THE POTTING SHED

The Weaver of Grass I'm not sure what variety the Tomatoes are, they are actually rooted sideshoots from the ones I grew last summer and as I grew a few different kinds I can't really say. I remember when I first started gardening they had the solid fuel boiler to heat the greenhouses. In some ways I wish it was a solid fuel boiler here as it used to be in the potting shed so would have been nice and warm in there back in the old days. I don't think I would miss looking after the boiler though because as you say it was a bit of a chore.

Jeanette I'm guessing now that Coldies are beer or lager?

Mad Bush Farm Crew I find that grass cuttings from the lawn make a good mulch provided you haven't treated the lawn with weedkiller. I use a lot of grass cutting around the bottoms of the Raspberries and they seem to love it.

Merle Thats okay, just pop in when you have a minute. Its a shame your beans died but as you say its better for them to suffer than yourself. I often wondered why they have the V8 Supercar season in your Winter because most of the motor sport here is done during the summer months but I guess if you have that sort of heat it wouldn't be possible to race a car in it so I reckon that answers my question.

15 January 2009

Signs Of The Pennine Way.

MY PENNINE WAY PICTURE FOR TODAY
Very tempting.

Off licence, camping AND first aid, what more could one ask for?

(Note 3)

My tent pitched at May's Aladdin's Cave




TODAY'S WEATHER READINGS
Temp Low: 5C
Temp High: 6C
Feels Like: -3 to -1C
Precipitation: 4mm
Wind Speed: 51 mph
Wind Direction: S
UV Index: Low
Weather: Cloudy with a little rain and breezy.


MY WORK BOOK
247
15/01/2009 08:30
15/01/2009 08:55
00:25
Misc
Attending to the sheep
1) Took across some hay. 2) checked and counted the sheep. 3) Put out some minerals.
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248
15/01/2009 08:55
15/01/2009 10:35
01:40
Walled Garden
Pruning
Made a start on pruning the pear trees on the east wall.
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249
15/01/2009 10:35
15/01/2009 11:00
00:25
Home
Break for tea.
1 mug of tea.
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250
15/01/2009 11:00
15/01/2009 12:45
01:45
Walled Garden
Pruning
Continued to prune the pear trees.
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251
15/01/2009 12:45
15/01/2009 13:30
00:45
Home
Break for lunch
1 mug of tea, 2 tomato sandwiches, 2 Mulberry jam sandwiches and 3 mince pies. (Note 1).
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252
15/01/2009 13:30
15/01/2009 14:30
01:00
Walled Garden
Clearing up
Clearing up the prunings from the pear trees.
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253
15/01/2009 14:30
15/01/2009 15:50
01:20
Main Garden
Tidying up
The dogs had ripped 8 holes in the lawn whilst trying to kill a hedgehog so I had to try and patch them up a bit.
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254
15/01/2009 15:50
15/01/2009 16:30
00:40
Walled Garden
Edging
Put a new edge on one of the pieces of grass by the rose garden.
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255
15/01/2009 16:30
15/01/2009 16:45
00:15
Potting Shed
Clean and put away the tools
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256
15/01/2009 16:45
15/01/2009 17:00
00:15
Hall
See to the bins
Put back the black bins, after standing in the courtyard for a week they finally came to empty them today.

NOTES

1) The Tomatoes were home grown from the greenhouse.
2) I think I'm getting on top of my computer problems so hopefully I will be back to normal soon.
3) For those that don't know I will just explain that an 'Off Licence' is a shop that has a licence to sell alcohol

COMMENTS FROM THE POTTING SHED
Sara I'm glad you keep on coming back Sara, its always nice to see my friends and if none of you ever came to look there would be no point in putting any pics on at all so please visit as often as you like.

Jeanette Don't worry about the bridge, its been there hundreds of years and will probably be there hundreds more, its very solid. When it gets that hot here Tom is in for a hard time cos we don't have fans so he would have to got to school to learn how to stand by me and fan me with his big bushy tail so it would be a long night for Tom!

Mad Bush Farm Crew Animals can drink a lot of water when the weather is hot. When I was on the farm I also ended up carting water around in very cold weather because all the outside troughs were frozen solid so I had to cart water to the troughs with the water tanker.