27/01/2017

27/01/2017

Boom Weather Well for the second day of amazing weather, 13C by 10am, thank you. Into the greenhouse which needs much love as it’s just been waiting for some warmth. Potting things up that should of die months ago and increasing the size of others.  Got my seeds...
25/01/2017

25/01/2017

New steps Forward After amazing day over in Inverness yesterday and we’re back bouncing high off the feed back from the 360 video we made of the walk around Rudha Mor. We also got the green light into taking the next step to apply for funding. So after a quick...
20/01/17

20/01/17

Fixing day Living in the highlands sometimes has it downfalls when it comes to ordering parts. Even though we’re part of mainland UK we are in the highlands and people like to think that this is a different world when it comes to deliveries. I ordered a few new...
19/01/17

19/01/17

Hidden powers With spring in the air Jane is eager to help with the chipping which we are currently putting on Jimmy’s walk. We we pulled out the chipper and topped it up with fuel and got it ready to spin. Jane put on her steel toe caps and started to make...
17/01/17

17/01/17

Clearing Today was one whole day spent clearing a bed out in the house pond garden. I need to get better at taking before and after photos but with so much to do and so little light to do it in you just get stuck in. Here almost a before pic.   You can’t...
16/01/17

16/01/17

Fencing After an early start and a continuation of the reorganising of the garage and barn I finally get around to the deer fence that surrounds the vegetable garden. So A quick nudge out of bed to Jane for an extra pair of hands and I begin stripping down the fence...
14/01/17

14/01/17

Timber Doing my morning checks after the big wind and this one got it. Very close to the otter pond path I quickly cut it down so It didn’t fall on to the path. Boy this wood was heavy, I cut it down to three foot lengths and had to hand ball it to the  path...

12/01/17

Cold Start Well the weather has finally changed and there is snow on the hills and snow in the air. The winds have been playing havoc but we still seem to get a steady stream of people. Today I just have the morning to limb up the broken branches of some freshly...
08/01/17

08/01/17

Sunday Start Two eggs on toast before start today, today is all about redirection and beginning path resoration. the path from the arboretum to the lower meadow has be in need of a rest so today we block off the path with redirection signs, to try and give it a little...