We know the chickens are organised. They’re always up to something. When we got back from holiday, all seemed well. Nobody died. Nobody looked sick or injured. Nobody had started a new life in the neighbour’s paddock. Frodo was full broody, but we knew that was coming. You know what happened while we were away? … More The Chickens Did What While we Were Away?
We have just come back from a lovely holiday. We don’t go away on holiday very much, and so, as departure day drew closer, the lists came out. There are many things to be done before Twiglet Homestead is deprived of our presence. This holiday was an 11-day visit to Christchurch, so the to-do list … More Twiglet Style Pre-holiday to do Lists
Demolition is kind of thrilling, but you can’t just keep destroying things forever. After lowering the dirt level enough beside the concrete pad and removing the bottom bits of rotten fence, it was time to assemble the new chicken coop. It wasn’t really just a two-person job, but somehow, The Husband and I got all … More The Demo Project: Let’s Build Something Instead of Destroying Everything
Light is disappearing fast in the evenings and mornings now. I have been ploughing on with the Demo Project while I can. A great achievement was the removal of ALL of the firewood from the old woodshed. Woohoo! It was a big effort, comprised of countless wheelbarrow trips back and forth between the woodshed and … More The Demo Project: Razing The Roof, Smashing The Shed & Felling The Fence
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