Commando Wee

Some find any topic of toilet conversation embarrassing. 

I don't.

The other day a friend asked me what age it's unacceptable for a child to do a sneaky wee as her's had to do it round the side of Lidl when she was caught short. 

The picture above is when me and the girls were all desperate on the way back from holiday earlier in the year, up a side road and no harm is done. 

I call them commando wee's.

But people can get funny about it. I'll be honest working in the industry I have worked in (construction) and being brought up on a farm, weeing outside is no big deal. 

In fact living here I normally go outside for a wee than go upstairs to the toilet, some people find that weird, I think it's more weird to use a few litres of water to wash away my urine that's full of great nitrogen for plants, trees and compost as well as human sent that will deter predators from my chickens. 

What do you think?

Is there an acceptable age to stop weeing outside? Or are you like me and see no harm in it?

Back In The Modern World

So by Friday night we were back in the modern world, We had a flushing toilet and central heating, two things we'd gone without for quite some time. Neither massively bothered me but it is much better for all my ladies that live with me. 

Still lots to do and lots of materials needed

My cousin, Ian, came round on Thursday to fit the boiler and the new toilet (this was in exchange for some work I did for him last year on his house). The toilet broke about 4 months ago (maybe more) so we've been flushing it with a bucket ever since, I hate plumbing jobs so kept putting it off. The toilet was so old I knew if I took it apart it wouldn't go back together again without leaking so I bought a replacement. I think the new toilet with all the bits came to around £50, I can't believe how little water it uses, much more efficient that the old one.

The heating was on as I got home on Friday night (I'd been working at my brothers but more on that in another post) and the house felt completely different as I walked in. The wood burner only heats so much of the house, the bathroom and bedrooms didn't benefit much from it at all so it was good to get rid of the damp feeling up there. To make matters even better it froze outside that night so we really felt the affects of it! 

My wife is much happier now we can get the house warm ready in time for baby number three arrival and the midwife might think that our house is more suitable than before! 

I've still got lots of work to do yet but slowly the list is getting ticked off! 

Loo With A View

The estate where I've been working on Saturdays has the most amazing toilet for the workers!

A loo with a view

 There's no door, but then as you sit on it and look out, there's no one who can see you.

A view across the orchard

I just love this view! Now where's the paper?

I love this toilet for all its rustic charm (never thought I'd love a toilet).

Now if only I could convince my wife to let me build a compost toilet in the garden with no door on it, I'd be on to something...