Pigs on Film...

 A little video of the pigs in all their glory! 

They seem very happy, although already they have proven themselves as escape artists....

Old Meat Safe

I looked around a house for some family the other day, it was gorgeous, but far too big of a project for the money. These days it seems that fixer-uppers are almost as much money as one done up, which is a real shame. 

 It had some great features, an old stable and 3.5 acres! But my favourite feature was the old meat safe, I love seeing these out in the wild.

Not sure they'd be much good in the heat we've been having though! But then again there are flies everywhere at the moment. I have made one in the past to sell, and it's often something I think about making again.

Do you think you'd find use for a meat safe?

Repairing A Chicken Coop I Built - Part 1

So in 2013 I built a chicken coop for a load of ex battery hens we had at the time. It was a great coop, mobile and perfect for ten hens to lay in. 

A few years later I converted it to use as a broody coop for raising chicks when we had lots of young meat birds. We would keep them in here for 4 weeks or so, until they were off the heat. 

But 13 years later and the coop is a little worse for wear. 

Parenting Sweet Spot

Eldest asked if she could use the strimmer the other day. Well I wasn't going to say no! 

 Although I do favour the scythe, the strimmer still has it's place. 

She used it until the batteries ran down. I used to have to do lots of strimming on the farm when I was her age, always knocking down nettles! 

Make A Simple Garden Bench - video how-to

So this is a follow on from the bench I made a month or so ago, with a simple how to video to go with it. It's also in the latest issue of woodworking crafts as well. 

Really happy with this bench, it comfortable, dead easy to make and used easy materials. I still want a few more benches dotted around the place though - maybe one up by the pigs!