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…
Teignmouth Weekend: Day Three
Our last day in Teignmouth started off a little cloudy, but at least it wasn’t snowing like yesterday. The weather forecast was looking up, so we decided to investigate Newton Abbot – which gave us another excuse to use the train as well as take our fourth taxi ride of the weekend. Waiting for the train to Newton Abbot – and the Sun is coming out. Not quite sure why the Happy Travellers look…
Teignmouth Weekend: Day Two
It’s hard to tell, but it’s snowing. I must admit it was nice sitting in a warm room eating scrambled Eggs on Toast with Bacon, while watching the flurries pass the window. Over breakfast we decided to take a one train stop visit to Dawlish. But first we had to get to the train station. Taxi drive number two of the holiday. On the train, outward bound for the beautiful seaside town of Dawlish….