the daydream fund challenge thread

ukmaggie45

lostinrates;39142214 One of the oldies,well rugged up, and frost on the tip of every single hair on her body, the best frosted horse I've every seen.

Lovely picture in my mind, even from someone who knows nothing about horses. Do take a camera in your pocket and take photos! Not to share here unless you are comfortable doing that, but for your own memory and records.

Been a lovely sunny day here, but the mist began to roll in before sunset, and I think it'll be cold again tonight. Of course cold to me is much less severe usually than for most folks - maritime weather here.

RAS

CTC

Look like it has been terribly messed about; blocked up window in centre lower picture plus whacking great hole with dodgy lintel installed.

Have you thought about going to your local history library. They will have old maps of the area that may well allow you to name the property. Once you find that try checking the 1901 and 1911 censuses on line and try doing the same for the 1881 which is usually available for the area at the very least.

lostinrates

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

Lovely picture in my mind, even from someone who knows nothing about horses. Do take a camera in your pocket and take photos! Not to share here unless you are comfortable doing that, but for your own memory and records.

Been a lovely sunny day here, but the mist began to roll in before sunset, and I think it'll be cold again tonight. Of course cold to me is much less severe usually than for most folks - maritime weather here.

You are right, I should be taking more photos.

My dearest chicken,a Cuckoo cochin, went missing today when frightened off when one of my parents was house sitting and let the dogs run amok out there.:mad: She's seven,cannot fly (most cochins can't, they are too heavy) and there are a few of her feathers about.

I hoped she might appear when the sun went but no sign.

Besides poor the poor chicken, its ruddy hard work training sight hounds to be chicken safe and I have to keep them very under control. I know it LOOKS easy and safe, -parent said ''but they just follow you or dog herds them in'', BUT it is really more than that, and Iknow the dogs find it hard, and even if noone else notices I'm talking and using strong body language with dog all the time to make sure she knows that no ''snacking'' is allowed.:(

Davesnave

:(I hope the Cochin shows up in the morning, lir.

Our tiny cat, who is 16, will go over our 6' chicken defences to join us if we lock her out, but we're not that keen to have her inside either, as we caught her a few months ago, stalking the flock.

Last week, she came in again, and this time the four Vorwerks immediately rushed forwards & challenged her. Like the time when the pheasant had her cornered, she looked taken aback, so we're hoping she's learned some respect!

The cottage looks bigger than it did in the other photo, CTC. Looks like it was inhabited recently enough for someone to have created a garage, and if that's a water hydrant marker, the mains won't be far away.

It certainly was blooming cold last night. We had a burst show-up in the garage today, despite having all the piping inside the polystyrene insulation. Luckily, it was a compression joint that broke, so not a hard thing to fix, but I dread putting the water to the barn on again because I'm not sure I got the whole outdoor system drained-down properly.

Down to the pub for fish & chips tonight, I think. Tired out, so someone else can cook.

choille

LIR - hope the chicken turns up. It's probably just spooked but if you have preditors it's deathly time of year. I was down the bottom today taking some fotties. There were pine martens tracks aroung the hen houses this morning & I was trying to track them but I couldn't. They'll hole up in various places - walls, tree roots etc. They're very shy.
Had to walk to the post office.
A crofter was watching his tups - he's got two in with the sheep. There's a bit of gossip I got last week form someone that one of his tups got out & had a bit of a go at someone's goats - so what'll we call 'em the young off spring - shoats? gheeps? - I daren't say that to this guy coz he has a short fuse, but I had a smile thinking about it.
Of course I forgot that the PO is now only dealing with post in the mornings since the new owners took over. They've come from London & are wondering about all the snow.

One of the black Orps wouldn't go in was cowering under the wee caravan - had to lift it & put it in. The noise it made you'd think I was going to murder it.

The ruin looks really big - almost like a walled garden wall. Ther are two ducts in th ewall beside one of the tree trunkls as if there has been summat there. Much more substantial than a cottage I would say.
Doing up ruins is often dearer than new build.

It's snowed pretty heavily toady & through the night but gone a lot milder as it does when it snows. Our water is off again & the gas regulator frozen - so it's not Summer yet.

lostinrates

RAS wrote: »

CTC

Look like it has been terribly messed about; blocked up window in centre lower picture plus whacking great hole with dodgy lintel installed.

Have you though about going to your local history library. They will have old maps of the area that may well allow you to name the property. Once you find that try checking the 1901 and 1911 censuses on line and try dojing the same for the 1881 which is usually available for the area at the very least.

Ah, yes, I see that window now, I didn't before. I assumed big hole/dodgy lintel meant that was the animal/barn end of the house.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

You are right, I should be taking more photos.

My dearest chicken,a Cuckoo cochin, went missing today when frightened off when one of my parents was house sitting and let the dogs run amok out there.:mad: She's seven,cannot fly (most cochins can't, they are too heavy) and there are a few of her feathers about.

I hoped she might appear when the sun went but no sign.

Besides poor the poor chicken, its ruddy hard work training sight hounds to be chicken safe and I have to keep them very under control. I know it LOOKS easy and safe, -parent said ''but they just follow you or dog herds them in'', BUT it is really more than that, and Iknow the dogs find it hard, and even if noone else notices I'm talking and using strong body language with dog all the time to make sure she knows that no ''snacking'' is allowed.:(

i "took in " a 5yr old jack russell late last year... meant to re home him but...... anyway he had come from a not so good home, alcoholics in a high rise flat?? when he got here the 1st clue to his nature was when he tried to kill one of my cats!! i was not having that so i sat in the lounge with my 3 cats and this dog. [my cats are totally used to dogs and dont react normally!.] the dog sat and was on red alert to attack. the cats settled in thier chairs and ignored him... he waited and waited and eventually just layed down by me and looked puzzled. i kept telling him he was agood boy . NOW he sleeps WITH the cats, gives way to them in a doorway and roles have reversed! the cats keep HIM in line...
2nd trick was to stop him seeing the chooks etc as fair game. i have a large sebastopol goose who struts round called goosegoggins [big baby really] the dog was sneaking in the chook pen and got cornered by the goose... lets just say he doesnt go near them now!! i had to rescue HIM!!:rotfl: he makes me laugh tho, he does what i call a "fly past" by the goose, just out of range to get pecked. he is as good as gold now and still here, everyone loves him. and hes a brilliant ratter....
iv always said animals arent born with FEAR, they are taught it [be it by humans or natural parenting.]
i firmly believe its never to late to change...!:)

p.s. i DO hope your cochin returns...probably laying low till tmorow?

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

Ah, yes, I see that window now, I didn't before. I assumed big hole/dodgy lintel meant that was the animal/barn end of the house.

the "cottage" is so like the build look of my friends i will get a pic to show you. i think the large door opening is original judging by the wall blocks. a lot of these cottages were barns really where "people" lived UPSTAIRS and animals DOWNSTAIRS . the "gaps" in the wall are probably from joists. do you have a grid/postcode reference?

oops sorry thats to the wrong person:rotfl:meant for CTC

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

the "cottage" is so like the build look of my friends i will get a pic to show you. i think the large door opening is original judging by the wall blocks. a lot of these cottages were barns really where "people" lived UPSTAIRS and animals DOWNSTAIRS . the "gaps" in the wall are probably from joists. do you have a grid/postcode reference?

It varies according to county and period, doesn't it? Sometimes the animals were down stairs, in long houses at one end and in many (probably mine) animals at the back people at the front.



I need a few geese for the dogs, good suggestion. What am I looking for with geese? Any breed suggestions? TBH I'd happily bring them in here tomorrow.

Alfie1, if you find any...you seem to have a knack for hearing of critters that need a home...think of me please! Who keeps geese here? Which sort and why?

Also,who keeps quails? Which sort and why? I want eggs more that meat.

Can anyone tellmy head is so full of other birds I can't cope with more choices :o

alfie_1

ive decided to put the under quilt on TB barney today . he looks huge but iv been told at the marina that an extreme chill factor is in for the next 48hrs at least and it is b****y cold here!! they are all enjoying racing round the 10 acres now...
im now about to start sewing AGAIN for a pantomime costume... a fair ground carousel outfit !!!
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