Diary
Seeds / Sheep / A hole
Sunday 20 April, 2025
Monday 14th April
Fatality in the cheeps this morning. Nothing obvious, just dead; I noticed one wasn’t moving well yesterday, so hopefully that’s the one. The rest all look grand but they’re so vulnerable at that age and size.
Dan was off harrowing before breakfast, as planned. At 8am, it felt warmer than the forecast 6C. 70% chance of rain. Fingers crossed. And we have rain; it’s been falling lightly most of the day. We can almost see plants growing.
Blackthorn / Pears / Moss
Monday 14 April, 2025
Monday 7th April
Frosty start this morning, but the sun warmed things up pretty quickly.
I finally cleared one bed in front of the West Range and started the second, then got diverted by the bed along the side of the house. Ended up completing neither.
Dan weeded the fruit garden and put the sprinkler on for a wee while. So dry, and no rain forecast. You should see the dust blowing off the fields around here.
Tuesday 8th April
No frost this morning – I don’t think, but I had a lie in.
Pavilion / Pears / Leeks
Monday 7 April, 2025
Monday 31st March
Glorious day – proper spring. Temperature got up to (according to the car) 16C. We arrived home about 10.30am – no hanging about for us in the morning. I had to take L to Ninewells for a noon appointment, but I managed to get out to do some weeding in the afternoon.
Dan carried on with filling, sanding and painting the pavilion. Finally, the contrast between the cream paint and the green paint can be seen.
Painted pavilion.
Birthday / Bamff / Beaver
Monday 31 March, 2025
Monday 24th March
Beautiful morning and a lovely day. Only did routine chores outside today, but was at the hub and at my desk. We did get outside to a cuppa, though. Love our wee pavilion. The lights for round the outside were delivered today and Dan’s bought a wee radio.
Sunrise at 6.38am.
Tuesday 25th March
Another lovely day, after rain overnight. This should get the grass growing.
Moss / Seedlings / Football
Monday 24 March, 2025
Monday 17th March
We had some rain overnight – I knew this at 4am, wen Bertie came in soaked and wanted under the duvet. We certainly need it.
By 6.30am, the sun was out and it was shaping up to be a nice day.
Tuesday 18th March
Murdo was here – Dan had to work at his desk, so Murdo finished the planting of the spinney and then planted some spare hawthorn along the burn side of Sheepfold.
I finished weeding the polytunnel – hopefully the ground elder is a least checked a bit. And planted up some lavender plug plants - 12 Munstead
Heathers / Aspen / Willow
Monday 17 March, 2025
Monday 10th March
Back to windy this morning.
Tuesday 11th March
Murdo here today, so Dan’s been outside too. They spent most of the day in the orchard, taking down the branches of the damaged tree and cutting them up – some came back as firewood, some went on the bonfire - strimming paths and burning some rubbish (but not all).
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Bonfire.
Hens / Blossom / Herbs
Monday 10 March, 2025
Tuesday 4th March
This week seems to be starting on Tuesday. Very windy; not especially cold but quite unpleasant in the wind.
Diesel has been with us for ten years
Handsome Diesel.
Wednesday 5th March
Still really windy; lovely inside, looking out.
I will start shutting down paddocks and excluding the ponies, so that the grass startes to grwo for the sheep. We need our tractor repaired soon. So frustrating.
Polytunnel cleaned / Tree down / Willow
Sunday 2 March, 2025
Monday 24th February
Lovely morning, but a cool wind. Despite trying to clear my feet yesterday to let me get in the garden today, I had three appointments to keep that kind of screwed that up. Tomorrow isn’t much better and I have Cooper at the vet for his annual checkup on Wednesday. Thereafter, my diary is clear and I will strive to protect it.
Tuesday 25th February
Another lovely spring day, again taken up with various appointments. Yes Carnoustie committee meeting in the evening. Good progress being made.
Hen pen / Bulbs / Dogwood
Monday 24 February, 2025
Not much of a diary entry this week, either. The weather has been pretty dismal – cold, grey, windy. Thankfully, not too much rain – the ditches are empty still. There was a sunny period on Thursday, followed by strong winds and a heavy shower. Saturday finally felt like spring – 10C, sunny and even the brisk breeze couldn’t spoil it.
We did get some jobs done outside; on Thursday, Dan and Murdo cleared out the flower bed under the dining room window, ready for planting, and started to prepare the area for the Cornus swathe.
Holiday / Norivirus / Spring or is it
Monday 17 February, 2025
Not much of a diary entry this week, ending Sunday 16th February. More of a spacer, than a real entry. We had a wonderful week in Gran Canaria, came home then I suffered a bout of norovirus. Unpleasant.
Dan did some outside work – cleared half a comfrey bed, finishes splitting and replanting rhubarb in the fruit garden and vegetable garden (and we have a lot left), replanted some rogue strawberry plants.
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New plants in the fruit garden..
