Still walking

 We had a little sunshine this morning, so went for a walk with my bro.

Without Pirate we had a brisker longer walk....our local lane walk out of the village and back...was two ( derelict) mills but Mill o' Shield farmhouse was demolished a few months ago...the mill went many years ago.

A pleasant hour out in the fresh air...and we saw the results of excessive speed...

Had they been a little to the right they would have been end on to the "sitting bench"...a good four foot diameter three metre plus long tree trunk.

Back for lunch...and the much mended washing machine will no longer spin, just sits there turning the washing over slowly....it was second-hand nearly eight years ago.....so I ordered a new one !!!!! 

We are just waiting for the email confirming that we may collect it.

Starting the year with a bold and positive move!!

progress

Yesterday was too wet to go out...
study bookshelf 1 emptied and moved down to the living room.
study bookshelf 2 emptied and moved 90 degrees.
Hawthorn berries and Wild Apples from the freezer cooked up and set to drip through a muslin...

I discovered my copy of Joe Finch's Kiln Building Book and started reading it...flue design here we come.

Today we have had lovely weather...
After breakfast the Wild Apple and Hawthorn Jelly cooked up quickly...dark and tasty!
A bedding wash and a clothes wash, out on the line in the garden and both dried.
Pirate worked more on the "new" back axle for the car, taking out bolts , cleaning, saving garage time that would have to be paid for.

Lunchtime out, we went to the Roundhouse Snack bar and Osprey viewing by Loch Doon.  We walked up to the Dark sky observatory above Ness Glen(unfortunately closed) and back, then drove to the end of the metalling near the loch head before returning home.

While Pirate mowed our front lawn,and next door's front and back lawn ( a thanks for looking after our garden every time we go away), I moved the books back into both bookcases.
The study now has a little more organization, and sorting other things there will be easier.

Tomorrow is forecast wet...looks like more indoors work to get the study into order!

Little steady steps to get things sorted and make it easier just to get on with it!