the daydream fund challenge thread

rozeepozee

Wow! I have serious polytunnel & garden envy. Those pictures are LOVELY!

Points taken about the road and amount of land. I realise we are looking for a needle in a haystack, but the needles exist because we've seen them be sold in the last year or so. Now that we recognize them as needles, we may be less picky!

I'd be more than happy with an acre. The challenge seems to be finding a property with "just an acre". It's either a large garden (not enough as I'd like to add say a large shed or greenhouse) or much more than an acre, which is more than we need. Ultimately, I'd rather have too much than just a garden - we came here for more space, so it seems crazy to end up with a garden only slightly larger than we had in Sheffield. Having said that, there are some amazing specs around here and I'd definately forego the space for a static for a smaller amount of land with a great mooring and a boat....

Hehe, I wonder what I'll be thinking if we're still looking come Christmas?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

my my Davesnave you do HAVE A BIG ONE:D was it hard to get it errect -ed;)

It looks well worth all the hard work to get it up, some serious growing is going to happen in there...

some lovely pics maggie

sadly the 4 miners lost their lives.... there is a sort of 'lull' over the valley... you can normally hear someone laughing etc, but today.... in the villages around people have been very quiet...

The post i deleted.... was about a piece of land that was for sale directly on top of the mine..... approx 10 acres, 5 acre field, with 5 acres of wooded are ( this was directly on top of the mine) which used to be an old coal waste heap, which got planted up with trees about 20 odd years ago..... we didnt put a bid on the land, as we got told by some of those miners ( when we went to have a look around) that the old heap was moving, and sliding down the mountain...so we were at that mine entrance about 2 months ago....

all i can say as a community.... they will get a good send off, and their funerals will be huge.... just hope the press will at least let the familes have private time... and a private funeral....

Think i am going to go and annoy hubby on the sofa.... as he knows when i annoy him, i am only doing it because i loves him;):p:rotfl:

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

. Ultimately, I'd rather have too much than just a garden - we came here for more space, so it seems crazy to end up with a garden only slightly larger than we had in Sheffield. Having said that, there are some amazing specs around here and I'd definately forego the space for a static for a smaller amount of land with a great mooring and a boat....

Hehe, I wonder what I'll be thinking if we're still looking come Christmas?

remember that more land in most cases will increase cost and time pressure....(your welcome to test your theory here, for example!;))

alfie_1

evening all...

such sad news re the miners..makes me reflect on last year when my son lost 2 of his fire crew in awful circumstances and by sheer fluke that it wasnt him. evry day is precious and whatever our "lot", rich or poor,healthy or not as healthy i want to be gratefull for what i DO have as it may be less than some, its also more than others......

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

maggie I always enjoy your pictures. The light on those trees is wonderful. What I would do for the problem of a suckering quince!

I agree about the pictures. Always good to see those here.

In my limited experience, quince suckers very easily. I think I've said already that ours has developed quince leaf spot and will probably get the chop. The Medlars also seem to be on quince rootstocks, and I want them to stay disease free.

The polytunnel wasn't difficult to cover, but it's taken us a day fiddling around to get the ends right. Unfortunately, we seem to have done such a good job that the cover is already tight and we can't lower the side rails to their original positions in a final tightening-up. With some burly people and a warmish day, we might get them down half way, but the end rails will never be perfectly level. Luckily, this won't affect the sliding doors.

Yes, some serious growing will happen here next year, but whether we'll go for selling veg remains to be seen. I've enjoyed having the old, inherited tunnel, which seems to get into balance well as the season progresses, with few bugs etc. It's not been a place to escape the wind though, and that's what I'm looking forward to most.

Alfie, you're right, every day is precious, so I try not to waste them, but where did the summer go this year? Today, the sheep returned for their autumn/winter stopover, and while I like them here, their presence reminds me of chilly times, just around the corner....

alfie_1

RUBY

from this [1st day i saw her before i got her]




to this almost a year later..... [ALBEIT SHE IS STANDING A BIT GOOPY IN THIS PIC !!]

lostinrates

ruby's growing beautifully, she's very smart.:)

Davesnave

Alfie, if you've had such a great effect on a horse within a year or so, just think of the potential for the man in your life.
Lucky guy!:beer:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Alfie.... it takes a tragedy to realise how truely precious every minute is.... LOVE Ruby she looks beautifull..

Davesnave...I know what you mean about Summer, this year it didnt feel as though we had a summer... i have been waiting for it to kick in.... oooo well i think its heads down, jumpers on and wait for spring.....

Its a free listin weekend on baying site so i will try and get one or two things listed..... ( if i am lucky..lol...)

lostinrates

We've had a productive morning. We've got almost all the dead trees out of one length of boundary. A lot of it ain't great stuff...like elder, but there was a bit of beech and hawthorn in there, and so that's fire wood.

Defra said we don't have to get permission for a new hedge (phew) but we do have to inform RPA. Hence the interest in sorting out the hedges we do have.


Now, traditionally its ash for copicing for firewood, but what else is good? We want a lot of hazel, but could stand some variety! Hardwoods are important because we think we definitly will try a wood boiler as the first defence against the cold..not a pellet one. Also, as we will three/five open fires not burners, we want stuff that doesn't spit too much!