@LeoKearse
Key is in the name, the "English Countryside" is where your food comes from. Where the "English" farm and work. In OUR country.
May I remind you that you are in ENGLAND. I'm sorry if its too English for you. You're welcome to go elsewhere.
We hit the jackpot in second hand crockery. An almost complete set of Wedgwood willow tree. So naturally now I'm clearing out the cupboards and getting rid of the other mismatch stuff. And amazingly/thankfully, it did NOT cost us an arm and a leg.
It's our last anniversary as fiancé's. So we spent it making our wedding rings. It was a wonderful experience and I am bold enough to say I am proud of what we made. From a strip of gold into a ring to last a lifetime. No image of the finished pieces yet as we were busy!
We did it frens!!!
Field secured. Plots marked out. Stock fence built. Memberships running. Orchard marked out. And much more.
Community Engagement in full support 👍
We still have some way to go. But.....
Spades in the ground within the next month!
It's our last anniversary as fiancé's. So we spent it making our wedding rings. It was a wonderful experience and I am bold enough to say I am proud of what we made. From a strip of gold into a ring to last a lifetime. No image of the finished pieces yet as we were busy!
Be as based as my fiancé and as demelza as me.
-Grow your own
-Preserve your history
-Protect your local areas
-Be a part of the community
-Be passionate
@a2_masters
Gentlemen, this is it. This is what you need. A good pub, good ale, and good vibes. No politics. No deep discussions, only good feelings, everyone is friends here, even those you've never met before.
This is it. This is the key to community, wholesomeness and a happy life.
This is fluffy, the mill cat. She's old, and a bit of a menace. But I'm in her favour. Although at the end of the day I have to walk her up the hill so she can go home safely.
We're back.
Endeavour to be
@a2_masters
riding in a trailer being pulled by a steam engine, watching another Steam engine, whilst smoking a cigar.
He is also the chairman of The charity that looks after, restores, and preserves said steam engines.
Good Morning. This lovely cottage is on the Lanhydrock Estate. When inside, it was instantly apparent its the same size as our cottage now.
With a staircase in the middle and a room either side. It really is a little hobbit house.
One of the performers from last night, this young lady couldn't have been more than 15, from one of the local schools. Wonderful ♥️ Nocturn by Chopin
It felt wrong having a glass of wine in the church pew. But as it was free and they encouraged it who can say no!
Yes. You should absolutely be caught red handed admiring the flowers.
Stop to admire the smaller things in life. The things right in front of you. And appreciate what you have now.
When you need hot water and the fire is in:
1: make sure you have the big slippers on for maximum cosiness
2: Do an arm workout by getting the gallon kettle from the fire
3: Struggle to lift and pour the thing because you havnt had your weetabix
Good Evening. While on our excursions at Lanhydrock, we had quite a few comments on how well we were dressed. It is becoming apparent there are more & more out there also making the effort to simply dress appropriately. We saw a few on the same day. It was good to see. Keep going
Back home to the cosiness of the cottage after a packed weekend.
Many congratulations to the
@ScyldingsDotCom
team for another successful event. They get better each year 👍 Lovely to see old faces and plenty of new.
Now to catch up on sleep and consume my weight in cheese 🧀
Can we just......
Second hand find, aka my new laptop bag (briefcase)
Italian leather, never used, still has paper in pockets.
£7.50 👍😁 Charity Shop
I need to buy a bar of saddle wax.
We should never forget.
I had the privilege of flying this beauty a few years ago. Used in the D-day landings, then later converted to a training aircraft shortly after the war. It was a privilege, knowing who sat were I did, what they went through. It brought a heavy heart.
I attended a Tap Dancing class in the village this evening. It was great fun and very tiring.
Meeting
@a2_masters
in the pub after for a cosy drink before walking home.
The Numbers are in!!!
Our Steam and Vintage Fair has raised a whopping £6.7k for The Robey Trust Heritage Engineering Charity.
Thank you so much for those who supported, it was one of our best yet!
We have a new neighbour who has moved here from the city, they have caused upset due to noise and general blindness that they live in a village now. Who should tell them? I think they are generally oblivious to the upset caused by their actions.
Last night's Dickensian evening was a huge success. Incredibly busy, last year we sold 52 kilos, this year, somehow, we sold 70 kilos of chestnuts.
Well done team!
Believe it or not, there are 2 engines in the second photo.
Myself and
@a2_masters
attended the church fete yesterday. Picked up some good books, pictures and a wonderful coat, topped off with a cream tea in the village hall ❤️
This evening we have the Village Allotment and Community Orchard Association Open Evening. Wish us luck, fingers crossed we have a good discussion with the Community and gain more support.
Literal proof that there is no space. It's called agriculture. Fields ploughed ready for crops, unploughed fields for livestock.
@tomhfh
this is where your food comes from. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there.
Very wet site visit today for the location of the new village allotments. Not only to stop development on this field but to encourage the locals to get into "growing your own" along with having a community Orchard on the same site.
The two types of wives involved with The Robey Trust.
Type 1: (in orange, me) Engine Wife - gets hands dirty, handles engines
Type 2: Tea Wife - helps out at events, makes tea, sells merchandise
Pov: Engine Wives make their own tea so as not to cause extra work for tea wives.
While
@OGRolandRat
was being steampilled, myself and
@a2_masters
were hosting a "Sausage, Cider and Steam" event the other end of the country. We are indeed back.
Popped down to the "book and seed swap" this evening. I had some spare seeds to give, and we needed some carrot seeds, we were in luck! As someone had put some in the pot. Successful swap 👍
In regards to the Witan Event, there are boys yet to become men, interesting sock choices, and those who still havn't learnt the effect of alcohol from last year.
In all seriousness, fantastic talks, especially
@AdamsArtist
, Curtis Yarvin, Rupert August and Sargon.
Thankyou