Today we have lived in Alnwick for six months. And we have absolutely no regrets about moving (despite the stress in the early days). We are so settled. We have met so many lovely people, Fred is really happy and we live in an amazing house in a wonderful location ... what more could we ask for? We left many great friends behind in Sheffield but it really doesn't feel like that as so many people have visited us up here (we've had 47 friends and family visit so far!) and we are still in touch with most people (thank goodness for Facebook!).
So, what will the next six months bring? Snow, no doubt!
Friday, 28 October 2011
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Just disturbed a greater spotted woodpecker on the bird feeders
Brilliant! Saw a flash of black and white and wondered if it was a magpie, but we don't see many magpies up here. Then saw it sat on a branch in one of our trees. Definitely not a magpie!
Monday, 17 October 2011
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Tony gets carried away
We went to our first ever auction today - at the Firewood Fair. All the lots were wood of one sort or another - bags of logs ranging from small sacks to huge bags that have to be picked up by machine, trailer loads, kindling, small logs and massive tree trunks.
Fred and I left Tony alone for 5 minutes to scope it out and, by the time we caught up with him, he had bid on a load of logs, with no idea whether he had got a good deal or not and without realising that there was VAT and commission on top! But we had a lovely day, Lovejoy was on his best behaviour (except for trying to wee on all the lots), we saw 2 red deer (or blue deer according to Fred!) and lots of buzzards, and came home with a car load of wood. We now have a very impressive log store on the patio and (according to the internet) only paid about 2/3 what they would normally cost. Phew!
Fred and I left Tony alone for 5 minutes to scope it out and, by the time we caught up with him, he had bid on a load of logs, with no idea whether he had got a good deal or not and without realising that there was VAT and commission on top! But we had a lovely day, Lovejoy was on his best behaviour (except for trying to wee on all the lots), we saw 2 red deer (or blue deer according to Fred!) and lots of buzzards, and came home with a car load of wood. We now have a very impressive log store on the patio and (according to the internet) only paid about 2/3 what they would normally cost. Phew!
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
The fence is up!
It's not the most beautiful thing in the world but it's high so will hopefully keep dog and chickens in their correct territories and, more importantly, out of each others'. Just a couple of bits for us to sort out over the next few days and then we can let Lovejoy loose in the garden ... it's been a long 5 months of keeping him tied up all the time.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
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