the daydream fund challenge thread

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

davesnave, re grass....ours has gone (for silage). I definitely need to buy a small bale baler. Hay will probably go for upwards of £4 a bale this year and i wish i was selling it.

if your hay is £4 plus thats cheap !! It was up from £7 here last winter !!!!

lostinrates

I cn't get used to hay prices these days. If it gets really crazy this year I might sell our big bales via a farmer. I'd get a ruddy fortune for them, and we only used 17 last year! (less than 1/4 of what I thought we'd need.)

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

I cn't get used to hay prices these days. If it gets really crazy this year I might sell our big bales via a farmer. I'd get a ruddy fortune for them, and we only used 17 last year! (less than 1/4 of what I thought we'd need.)

how big are your BIG bales ?? trailerable ??

alfie_1

evening all.... weather forecast said RAIN so i decided to clean my kitchen [which is full of more "collectables" than actual cooking impliments!!] from top to toe.... it rained once for 10 minutes !!

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

how big are your BIG bales ?? trailerable ??

n'ah. on;y if you have a tractor and big trailer. three of us can't budge them!

been at emergency vet all evening dog -dog fractured her leg. Now we have the rest of summer to try and keep her still.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

n'ah. on;y if you have a tractor and big trailer. three of us can't budge them!

been at emergency vet all evening dog -dog fractured her leg. Now we have the rest of summer to try and keep her still.

oh my lord !! poor dog dog...:( best of luck with the "keeping her still" tho:eek:

i can deliver goosegogglings next friday/saturday if you like ??

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

oh my lord !! poor dog dog...:( best of luck with the "keeping her still" tho:eek:

i can deliver goosegogglings next friday/saturday if you like ??

That's great! Or I can collect?

Atm she's asleep on her sofa, swaddled in a blanket. On the pus side she likes the fuss over her. It will all get harder as she feels better though.:D

alfie_1

whichever suits you, your time is more precious as you have your DH for limited time ! and thought youde like to be at your des res rather than this less des res !!:D

aahhhh! hope dog dog has lots of pampering and milks it for all its worth !!

i have a young squiggle [squirrel] thats taken up residence in my shed opp my gate. i store all mabels fruit in boxes near by and squiggle thinks his birthdays have come all at once !! :)he waits then raids !:rotfl: if i go out there he/she sits up and chatters angrily at me as if IM the interloper....:)

alfie_1

right heres a challenge for you all ...[wise owl ....starter for ten..] do you know of ANY grants that could help me get mains elec in this house ????

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

right heres a challenge for you all ...[wise owl ....starter for ten..] do you know of ANY grants that could help me get mains elec in this house ????

....Only if you can convince the powers that be that the New Forest is in Scotland, you're living in an extremely rural area... and then it's only a maybe based on income, or the colour of your kilt.....:D

I've already detailed my exploits yesterday elsewhere, but in a nutshell, we deserted this windy & wet place and sought solace among others at an Arts & Crafts Garden Festival on an estate near the Devon/Cornwall border. It was almost as wet & windy there, but at least we were able to see others getting soaked and blown about too.

Hurriedly Google-Earthing the venue before leaving, I managed to locate a walled garden and a lake, so when I got the opportunity, I slipped away from DW & friend and set off in search of the estate's hidden treasures. I failed on both counts, however, having aerially viewed the wrong blooming mansion.:mad: It was an easy mistake to make, as they are only three fields apart, but somewhat embarrassing in view of my previous post!

I don't think I'll be giving up the day job just yet! :rotfl: