Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

COOLTRIKERCHICK

FK... our food bill is the same if they were inside or out... our food bill changes with the amount of mouths to feed lol... We go through a fair wack of food and straw... regardless... well more straw when they are inside obviously lol... we are on our 3rd bale of straw since Monday!!!

Rummer

Yay for piglets Hopefully once mum has had a moment to catch her breath she will calm down and become a fabulous mum.

Things are a constant juggling act here at the moment. Time seems to disappear and only the basics are being consistently done. I had cleared my diary today to work in the garden with Rumlet and of course it is raining :rotfl: so we are going Christmas present shopping instead!

Babafette

Thank you all for the welcome, most appreciated.

Davesnave wrote: »

Seriously, what part of Devon, when you're here? You don't have to be specific, bottom, middle or top will do.

I'm in the middle, in the bit that no one knows about, thank goodness!

I'm in East Devon between Axminster and Lyme Regis, right on the East Devon/West Dorset border. The county boundary actually goes around my house. :rotfl:

Rummer wrote: »

Welcome Babafette, where are you on your daydreamer journey?

Gosh where to start? OH and I bought a small area of overgrown woodland behind our house in January which we are gradually clearing and landscaping. We have also just purchased two flats to renovate and then let and we are in the process of having our kitchen revamped. I'm feeling rather stressed about it all to be honest. So far we've changed the cupboard handles, changed all the switches and sockets and replaced the doors on the range cooker. The kitchen worktops and splashbacks will hopefully be completed tomorrow and then I'll have to start sanding down all the cupboards ready for staining.

alfie_1 wrote: »

well you have a cat...so i guess so

Well actually I don't, I just have the cat avatar because I love the picture. I would like a cat and a dog but at the moment it isn't practical. I've dropped some hints about getting a couple of donkeys for the field on our road but so far they've fallen on deaf ears! :rotfl:

lostinrates

Babafette wrote: »

Well actually I don't, I just have the cat avatar because I love the picture. I would like a cat and a dog but at the moment it isn't practical. I've dropped some hints about getting a couple of donkeys for the field on our road but so far they've fallen on deaf ears! :rotfl:

Have you had donkeys before?

They are surprisingly high maintenance. They require a lot of grazing restriction in uk so stimulation in some way, and field maintenance, and they aren't water proof, so unlike horses you HAVE to provide shelter and muck out every day.

They are lovely though, and you are right, they must be kept in twos minimum ( but three is better )

Babafette

lostinrates wrote: »

Have you had donkeys before?

They are surprisingly high maintenance. They require a lot of grazing restriction in uk so stimulation in some way, and field maintenance, and they aren't water proof, so unlike horses you HAVE to provide shelter and muck out every day.

They are lovely though, and you are right, they must be kept in twos minimum ( but three is better )

No, I just have a couple of adopted ones at the local Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth. It really is just a pipe dream as the field doesn't belong to us anyway.

Do you have donkeys yourself?

lostinrates

Babafette wrote: »

No, I just have a couple of adopted ones at the local Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth. It really is just a pipe dream as the field doesn't belong to us anyway.

Do you have donkeys yourself?

Shame, they are sweet. No, I don't keep donkeys...its against my own rules. . I know a bit about them though . And have experience of them.

Babafette

I love donkeys, they are such gentle animals.

ferretkeeper

Hi Babafette you're in my fave part of the world, I love the area, River Cottage country!

As a hater of sanding and general laborious prepping have you looked into painting over your cupboard doors? There's a few great paints I use which go straight on just about any surface and some are very Eco too. Or do you want the the wood look?

I did a day course of donkey introductories with that charity, but knew we were moving to wet Wales so none for me. It was a lovely experience nonetheless!

Having a chilled day, pottering rather than the usual non stop craziness, it's grey and mizzling out today in contrast to yesterday's bright warm sunshine

COOLTRIKERCHICK

here we go piglins this morning...


they seem a lot smaller than the boglins, so fingers crossed they will plump out quick.. there are some smallers ones ( don't want to call them runts) sorry got a good pic, but I don't want to disturb her too much

Davesnave

ferretkeeper wrote: »

...we only paid £60 for an agricultural application as opposed to about £1000 the planners 'suggested' I pay them :eek: :mad: BUT we are still waiting for a decision.

What!!!!??? :eek: Our PP on the house + building regs together cost under £500. In fact, when we changed our application and decided not to increase the footprint, the council chap did a bit of working out and found a way to charge us less.

As I recall, based on its area, our polytunnel application cost us about £95. We had to provide all sorts of gumph, such as a design & access statement, show provision for parking and so on, but I did all those bits without much of a clue as to what I was doing:o..... and nobody grumbled.

Good to hear that the piglins are all there now and that Mum may yet take on her role with calmness & due diligence.

Looking like it might soon be damp & drizzling ....builder is here and about to make some concrete pads to take the new beam. The roof stays uncovered regardless, but we have shut down electrics on that side!