so it snowed then .....

 well here comes winter and the snow has started we have had a couple of days of it now so i suppose this will be winter then

luckily both cars are prepared with anti-freeze , screen wash and have been given the once-over ready for the bad weather


so on the way back from a trip out to carlisle and gretna we came back via the back roads and enjoyed the scenery and other stuff
as you can see up our end the back roads dont see the snow ploughs or gritters so it all makes for a very interesting ride out
we got there and we got back so no problems with that then - a good day was had by all....!!

 look at the state of my car

and no i didnt do it - well i sort of did it but it wasnt my fault

it started off as a driving lesson for the oldest daughter and we would use my car as it has a heavy duty clutch in it
she is not old enough to drive as yet but is not far off

so off we went down to a farm track on a friend of ours land - no danger of any other traffic apart from the odd sheep - and more importantly nothing to hit

we would go up and down the track and turn around in the field at each end - no problem
you guessed it - there is one soft spot in the entire field and she found it panicked and got it stuck
yes i had to get it out and now i have it to wash
driving lessons are off for a bit now!!!

 well i have found a solution to uploading pictutres so here is a bit of an update on what has been going on at our house
the garden is in full bloom and with all the flowers we are surrounded by all the birds,bees and insects doing their thing
(blow up this picture)

the acreage is doing well and here are some of the fruits of our labours so to speak.there are some potatoes, cucumber and cherry tomatoes , all home grown of cause and taste much better for it .the cucumders are all knobbly for some reason but taste great,the tomatoes are growing well but we are struggling to get them to go red

 

here is an overall shot of the back garden - i allways take this from the same place so you can see the changes.
have a look at those sunflowers - i have had to put the scaffolding up again they are about 8 feet tall allready and still have some growing to do.

here it is at last a picture of the £20 caravan on our holidays.it all went well and as you can see it looks a lot better than when it first started. we bought an awning for it and this helped out no end .when we came back from holidays we listed it on e-bay and have sold it now to finance the next one - we will wait until back end when people are wanting rid of them and should be able to get a much bigger one - we are looking for a twin axle one next.

it will probably be another do-er-upper and more than likely we will post pictures of its progress so here's hopeing

before you ask - it sold on e-bay for £350 , yes really - worth all the time and effort i would have said

technical difficulties

i cant seem to upload pictures at the minute as blogger wont accept the images my phone takes
we have been on holiday in the £20 caravan
the acreage is in full swing and we are eating loads of it
all of this i would like to tell you about - but without pictures it would be pointless - i will keep trying
....watch this space....

tomorrow,-(Sunday) she who must be obeyed is doing the race for life

it is in aid of cancer research - a worthy cause you will agree

here is just a note to wish her good luck

and no its all right I'll make my own dinner and some for the kids

I'll just baby sit the kids and do all those long list of jobs while you go out enjoying yourself


good luck , keep running , its all for a good cause !!!!!!!!


I'll put the wine in the fridge and get a hot bath ready !

acreage update and some big news

well things have come on quite a bit lately what with the good sunshine and the normal cumbrian rain of course


this is just one of the pots that is quite literaly bursting forth

meanwhile in the summerhouse things are getting out of hand a bit

all three grow bags are in use now

one for the tomatoes - on the right

one for the lettuce - in the middle

and one for the cucumbers - to the left

there are also some peppers ,lettuce and sweet peas in pots

in the acreage the peas are almost ready to pick

the potatoes are ready to dig up next week and hopefully for several weeks after that too

the cauliflower and broccolli are both comming on a treat and the first of the broccolli is begining to form between the leaves it is about a 1cm diameter at present - i know exciting i know












as you can see with the overall shot everthing has turned out well this year again

the sunflowers are at it again - lets see if they get too big again this year

the roses have settled in a bit this year and have benefitted from all that organic manure

i think the picture tells this story

this is the big news - the acreage and all the other jobs we have done are all up for sale

we have been here 7 years now and spent loads of time , effort and money and now its time to move on to the next project

it may sell quick , it may take some time but who knows - at least we can say we did our bit and have left it improved from when we got it

just an update on how its all growing

this is the first of the roses

this is the acreage

this is the inside of the summer house

overall shot of the back garden

this is the daft dogs latest trick - dont know why he has started doing it - he is getting as daft as the kids

short and sweet this week too busy doing to write as usual - a picture speaks a thousand words etc.