Well, it’s January so less of a starting BANG and more of a fizzle.
Was back at the farm today and the top inch or so is really wet. It’s hard to believe that beneath that is still really dry. All the rain we’ve had and it’s still not really soaking in. That means it’s all running of, causing chaos and not really doing much good to our crops.
It also means that the drive is getting beaten up again, rain really kills it, so I know that next time I’m at the farm some shovelling will be needed. Hopefully I’ll have some help but, any volunteers? Hopefully this winter will be the last one for repairs as I’m expecting to surface the drive, before that however I need to finish the demolition and move the electrics, this requires some digging of the farmyard.
So, today was about setting up for the year. It’s great to see that James (sparky) has started on the kiosk to allow National Power Networks to build their kiosk and move their termination point.
This then enables the rest of the old Granary to be cleared and our new grainstore created. It also means that ALL the electricity supply lines for ALL the farm buildings need redoing. That means the old spray shed will become a plantroom which means it needs clearing. This meant clearing the old wearing parts from long sold equipment, I’m hoping that the scrap man will do a good deal, however if you have an old dowdswell plough let me know as these points etc are going cheap.
So that was my day, preparing for the activities of the new year and doing some general tidying.
Oh, I also fitted the concrete counterweight to the mf35, uncovered the old IBM pet computer and archimedes, cleared more of the old woodshed…
A good day.
I’ll be back soon, if you’re interested in seeing or learning more let me know. Maybe we could do a quick tour…
Stanbridge Farms 
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