19th November. (A leaf clearing day).

1. See to the dogs - Fed and watered. Cleaned the kennels. Left in the garden.
2. See to the sheep - Took across some hay. Checked and counted the sheep.
3. See to the greenhouses - Checked and watered round. Took off some dead leaves and flowers.
4. Clearing leaves - Blew up some leaves that had gather by the iron gates between the gatdens.
5. Break for tea.
6. Clearing leaved -  Picked up the leaves I blew together earlier. Blew the leaves off the banks.
7. Break for lunch.
8. Clearing leaves - picked up the leaves from the banks with the sweeper. Blew the leaves from the front drive. Cleared leaves from the North Front.
9. Packing up - Cleaned and put away the tools.
10. See to the dogs - Fed Blonde, Willow has been away with the boss today so left him to feed her when they got back.

The leaf pile.

Notes -  I will leave the leaves in this leaf pile until after Christmas before moving to a permanent home in the compost area.