Third time lucky trying to eat at the Star Inn in Porkellis. Despite the limited menu – which can be a good sign- the Haloumi Burgers were delicious. We even got our own personalised Table Reserved sign. Yummy. Forgot to take a piccy before we destacked it – it was a good 6 inches high.
Full on Policies Management
Another first, with some drastic coppicing of the row of trees at the First Field edge of the garden. Over the years the willow and scrubby bush have rather stifled the rather nice Ash trees that we believe were planted about 15 years ago. Before we started hacking. Before we started hacking. I think the above is the leafy bit of Spanish Bluebells. Sister Sandi getting stuck in The chainsaw starting to pay for…
Mr Pellow
Meet Mr Pellow, or to be precise Jamie – the man from Pellows, with his shiny new mobile wet vacuum cleaner. Apparently we have a really nice crust in solids tank No1, but the cause of our overflowing system was too much solid in the Interceptor 2 tank. Anyway, after sucking 3000 gallons of stuff, we are now all clear for another year or so. One interesting little snippit for you. I was expecting…
Pizza making….
Good old Delia. Here’s her recipe for the dough that we use. 75-110ml warm water1/4 teaspoon sugar1.5 teaspoons of dried yeast225g strong white flower1 level teaspoon saltone egg1 teaspoon of olive oil Dough has expanded whilst in cling film …. a bit of a mess. The rolled oversized base The incontinent tube of tomato paste Poops not enough , but what the heck Getting there…. Still going… Still Nearly done…. now to charcoalise in…
The first hack of the year.
It’s good to be back outside with the toys. Spent a couple of hours clearing the scrub at the bottom of the Deer Field. The ground down there is very uneven and there is a lot of rock. I’m not sure this part of the field is worth spending too much effort to clear, but it would be nice to have a pathway around the edge.
Walking the Policies
The first proper full blown walk round the policies of the year. 13 centigrade, blue skies and sunshine. There is a lot of standing water in the Deer, Middle, and Wildlife Fields. The grass seed we had sown last Autumn has taken hold well – although in the areas where there is a lot of mulch, it’s a little stunted and yellow. Once it dries out and warms up, I think it will start…