The brink of new things

Having felt like progress was slowing in the last couple of weeks things are starting to come together now. As I speak men are digging up the drive installing pipework to connect the soon to be installed biomass boiler to the house. We have also arranged for a new kitchen.We have our name on a couple of piglets that are at present about five weeks old. We are going to see them on Sunday. They are cross breeds between Gloucester Old Spots and Tamworths. They should hopefully be with us in a week or two. Just now got to get a pig run up and running and sort out all the associated bureaucracy. Can't wait to have them with us. They will be ready for eating at the end of November so perfect for Christmas dinner. That's going to be the hard bit.  As you can see I had started fencing but after a days work I think we need to rethink where they are going to go.

The polytunnel has also been delivered. As you can see there is a bit of work to do to get it into the required shape. That should keep us busy for a couple of days.
The tomatoes are growing well which is good. Chickens are not laying much so I have left a few eggs (including a rubber one belonging to the kids) in the nest box in the hope that one of them might go broody so we can put some fertilized eggs under her and get some chicks. I think we had better get eggs in as we would end up with a weird cross between hybrid chickens and a half sized cockerel. I am not sure the outcome would be pretty or very productive. Six eggs should give us a few new layers and a few cockerels for the pot. Yesterday I did some brewing and so today the house is filled with the semll of brewing beer as it is fermenting in the utility room. I am much appreciating the beer aromas gently spreading around. I am not sure anyone else is though. The herbs arrived today too so I'll get them planted up shortly.

Suddenly everything seems to be coming to a head and getting sorted


"I love it when a plan comes together"