This week

This week we have :

Read so much.  Water storage solutions, septic tanks and composting loo arrangements have made up the bulk of the reading matter, with some permaculture gardening ideas thrown in for light relief.

Had a seriously good bit of Gumtree luck.  I got six demijohns and all the associated kit for a teeny tiny ten pounds!  Really pleased with this, and it proves that patience pays off.  I've been looking for home brew equipment for over a year but it was always so expensive.

Smallholding sat for a friend.  Taking care of chickens, ducks and two polytunnels.  Learnt that ducks are cunning creatures who will hide their eggs, and that a broody chicken is a determined chicken.

Had two sets of cousins come to stay.  Making the most of them while we live near enough for impromptu sleepovers.

Weeded and weeded and weeded.  We had a lot of Redshank growing.  I googled to see if it was a useful weed, and it's not.  It's tasteless and boring.

Thought long and hard about what we will need in the immediate future and tried to come up with a workable budget.  Priorities are shelter, heat, power and water containment.  We can't find a static caravan for sale nearby and national companies charge crazy amounts for delivery.   I'm hoping patience will win out here too.