Not a lot has been happening at Strickley this week. All the stock are now inside, which means more of the day is taken up with feeding and mucking out. It's a long time to turnout. Henry and James have been hedging and Arthur has been doing a bit of walling. Who's Arthur you may ask? Is this a new worker? It's Henry's brother who has retired from gainful employment, but being 20 minutes younger than Henry is far too young to sit by the fire all day. He did his apprenticeship building a wall round his garden (rumour has it he learned from an article on the Internet), and is now a fully qualified expert in repairing the endless slips in our walls. Click here to see hedging and walling. But Arthur has another new job on Sunday. Top Secret - but it involves wearing a special costume that only comes out once a year. Don't tell anyone!
Meanwhile my Christmas preparations are going according to plan. The cake's made (but needs icing). The presents are all bought (but need wrapping). The cards are printed and envelopes written (but need signing). The tree is ordered (delivered this weekend). Grocery deliveries booked (pre Birthday and pre Christmas). Wine ordered and arrived. Large sack of bread flour ordered. Coke ordered (due today).
And the festivities have begun. Last week it was the North West Shorthorn Society Christmas Dinner, tonight I'm out on the town with friends from work and tomorrow we're out to dinner with a local Shoot.
Time for a rest and/or do some work.
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