the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Heard a chicken I suspect Pet of the 77 egg hoard, up in the roof space this morning again. I'm not able to climb a ladder atm, so that's a job for dh at the weekend. Also, the mother of the chicks just reared is broody again (now, didn't I say something about that sort of hen recently?)

rhiwfield

Just as a follow on from the car boot box of stuff, the tea set turns out to be 1860s-1880s (probably the later end). Rock & Co and Newman & Co did a set of Welsh Costume lithographs in the 1850s which were used for many souvenirs and this is in that style. Info and dates from ceramics curator at NMGW after studying photos.

So OH then wants to see all the stuff from the box up on our old Lancashire dresser, which from her reaction is where they will stay. Spent the morning re-dressing the room with our older stuff and its like the room has time warped backwards!

Cold mizzly weather atm, just right for staying in.

alfie_1

rhiwfield wrote: »

Alfie,

Moritz Zdekauer mark Link also to MZ website, which mark do you think it corresponds to - we're inclined to go with 1922-45? 2 pieces also have numbers/date "1985" impressed, replacements?

Reims glass marks

No other marks to photo

Cheers

yep ,i think 22-45. if stamps on other 2 pieces are 1985 stamp then,yes, prob later replacements.
well done on the welsh set . could be worth a bit if that old.

where did you get info re welsh T set?

lostinrates

First garden rose of my season opened today! Hurrah.

alfie_1

evening all.:)

i have sadly "lost" my handsome little cochin cockbird and my old brown hen to mr/mrs fox....
i am know keeping all birds in for the rest of the week to deter it from coming here.... obviously got young that needs feeding so bit of a sticky wicket for me! will keep my lot in anyway.

tonight i am going to sleep and sleep and sleep. my brain does not tally with my body at the mo
tomorow i am going to wake up, feed my animogs and then go back to bed ...:T.
sorry but i cant remember when iv been SO tired !!

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

First garden rose of my season opened today! Hurrah.

lovely isnt it! i love roses. think they are very majestic....
did the ones i gave you open?

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

evening all.:)

i have sadly "lost" my handsome little cochin cockbird and my old brown hen to mr/mrs fox....
i am know keeping all birds in for the rest of the week to deter it from coming here.... obviously got young that needs feeding so bit of a sticky wicket for me! will keep my lot in anyway.

tonight i am going to sleep and sleep and sleep. my brain does not tally with my body at the mo
tomorow i am going to wake up, feed my animogs and then go back to bed ...:T.
sorry but i cant remember when iv been SO tired !!

Oh no, poor things. At least the fox only took two.

Davesnave

Shame about your two birds alfie.:( As lir says, at least it wasn't a massacre, but maybe that's Mr/Mrs Fox doing some forward-planning, so....well, you don't need me, a mere newbie, to state the obvious.

It's been a bit of a hen day for us too, beginning with a visit to the vet to see if one of the newer Welsummers might have to be Sunday lunch.:o She's become somewhat lame, and our vet, Marcella, is a hen expert, and also the owner of a lame hen herself. (Coincidentally, she's also on P28 of the Poultry section in Country Smallholding this month, examining a hen!)

Anyway, the good news is that there's no dislocation or anything, just a weakness, and she's otherwise fine, so we don't have to eat one of our better egg-layers after all.

In other news, we have spent a couple of days re-organising the nursery and planting out veg, so things are looking less frayed around the edges...but only slightly; still nothing like rhiwfield's garden!

alfie_1

Davesnave wrote: »

Shame about your two birds alfie.:( As lir says, at least it wasn't a massacre, but maybe that's Mr/Mrs Fox doing some forward-planning, so....well, you don't need me, a mere newbie, to state the obvious.

It's been a bit of a hen day for us too, beginning with a visit to the vet to see if one of the newer Welsummers might have to be Sunday lunch.:o She's become somewhat lame, and our vet, Marcella, is a hen expert, and also the owner of a lame hen herself. (Coincidentally, she's also on P28 of the Poultry section in Country Smallholding this month, examining a hen!)

Anyway, the good news is that there's no dislocation or anything, just a weakness, and she's otherwise fine, so we don't have to eat one of our better egg-layers after all.

In other news, we have spent a couple of days re-organising the nursery and planting out veg, so things are looking less frayed around the edges...but only slightly; still nothing like rhiwfield's garden!

my old hen in the greenhouse cant stand up right.. but sort of jumps/wobbles along... seems quite happy,so as long as shes not suffering she will be ok. it seemed to happen after a rather over zealous male admirer's actions.......

choille

Sorry about your two hens Alfie - That's so sad.

I've had to splint a chick's toe as it was all a bit curled in. I tried putting a hobble on as one leg seemed splayed, but it cheeped merry Hell & kept falling over, so delicately took the hobble off ( masking tape!) Seems to be better at walking with its toe splinted, so that's enough orthopedics for the poor wee bundle of fluff for one evening.

I have an ancient lame hen - Mrs Hopperty. Banannas & their skins seem to help, but she's getting worse especially when the weather's wet.

Very midgey between showers today & I ache & limp like Mrs Hopperty too. Managed to bash some surprisingly huge nails into glued beam thing we're making for the house - rather liked taking my agnst & temper out on it!

Sounds like you've overdone things Alfie - need to rest up.