Archive for July, 2006

Stair Master

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Over the last few days Reuben and I have been smashing the heck out of the utility area at the rear of the farm house.
As the Lakin is an old house we are finding some interesting things, like this newspaper from 1936 under the lino on the stairs.
The main objective of all the heavy [...]

Wildlife Drama

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Today a wagtails nest was found in the engine bay of the digger, see the red arrow. John (Ruth’s dad) was using the digger and decided to check the water level, hey presto a birds nest!
After some deliberation as to what to do, it was decided to move the nest. After all, the digger had [...]

Thou Shall Have A Fishy…2

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

We went mackerel fishing again. This time we all caught some fish. Even me!
There were six of us on this trip, and there must have been over 30 fish caught.
Shaun’s daughter, Autumn caught the most by using her ‘lady luck’ skills. Which basically means she was the most patient out of all of us and [...]