I was playing with the entrance to the farmyard today. We’d had some health and safety feedback that routes, walk paths etc weren’t clear, so as we’re welcoming more people inexperienced in tractors etc I’ve tried to make things clearer with an island and discrete bollards…
Anyway, do you prefer the older or newer version of a “Stanbridge Farms” gate guardian?
Hopefully this encourages people towards the brewery and away from the house (and house visitors to park more neatly). What do you think?
In other news I’ve started to clear the old spray shed so it can become our plant room. This is after a planning meeting with Lee and James to work out the flow of electricity cables etc. James also had a drive of the old tractor and had a huge grin while doing it. Believe it or not it took more persuasion to get him into it than out of it…
Otherwise I spent the day tinkering, agreeing an approach for some legal challenges for a critical agreement re the housing development, digging out the snow plough (just in case) and starting to get the bucket ready to fit on the old tractor, also had a great chat with Mum and enjoyed showing her progress and talking about what’s coming in 2026.
On the way out I saw this and had to stop to take a picture:
It was so gorgeous and so lovely to see life in the cottage that I accidentally scared the tenants as I clumsily tried to talk about “the lights” (they were scared I was going to ask them to remove them). We left on good terms and I’m sorry for any worries caused. I am so pleased to have these guys, they have added life and magic to the old bungalow.
Stanbridge Farms 
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