Well, winter's definitely here! The last week has been extremely cold
and we had some terribly high winds too. The safety of the roof is
quite worrying!!! The plastic covering billowed like a hot air balloon,
the wood creaked and cracked, the tiles (those remaining on the end bit)
shifted, then the rain poured and the barn flooded..not a drop came
through the new roof though so that's something! Seems there's a source
under the land which is fit to burst because of the sheer quantity of
water falling, and while the swales around the house are working well
there wasn't enough time or manpower to fix a drain around the barn.
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| A rare duo-selfie :) |
Oh yes...and the wheelbarrow got a puncture! Can you believe they make
them with inflatable wheels...most stupid idea ever unless you intend to
only roll it across a well manicured lawn! A new, non-inflatable wheel
is 35 Euros...it's daylight robbery.
The other day was so cold (-5 degrees) that the washing I put out in the
hope of it at least dripping out the excess water so I could bring it
in to dry (washing machine broke - lol it's been one of those months!)
that when I went to collect it at 4pm my pyjamas could stand up on their
own...literally. I laughed so much, waving a t-shirt with the arms
standing vertical, it was hilarious, lol.
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| What everyone in the country is wearing this season, lol... |
Yesterday was a lovely sunny, but frosty day and as it was also dry it
gave us a chance to trim some trees and chop much needed wood. The log
fire is our only source of heat so it's important to keep it going once
you start it in the morning...it takes an unexpected amount of effort!
I've taken to watching the old Catherine Cookson adaptations to see if I
can get some tips on rural life, lol.
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| Home-made wood cutting stand (reclaimed wood) |
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| My watchman in India taught me well... |
The new pup is settling in well and in just a week she's learnt "bed', 'allez' and 'come'...she's bi-lingual now too ;).
So we remain in hope of help and that there are at least a few friends out there who would buy us a coffee...is that you?
Love & light for now and wishing everyone on GoFundMe a great deal of success with their fundraising.
Happy New Year!
Louise (aka Mermie)
PS. Don't forget to share the link after you've deposited your 'coffee money' wink, wink:
http://www.gofundme.com/chezgratitude
