Nearly a day off

Today it was cold again. The rest of the country is getting snow but we are not. I went up to Lincoln to pick up Miss L on Saturday. Again no snow but so cold the engine would not come up to full working temperature. It is nice have her back.

I went to collect some pork, a boned out leg, from Sagely Steve and drop off his air dried ham. I have been working on it all year. It started off at a little over 10kilos. Now it weighs a lot less, is quite solid but moist. It is going to take some eating, there is loads of it.

I had a day off today, well nearly. I went over to the lottie. The soil is frozen solid but I was there to do other jobs. I patched up the netting. It killed my shoulders as all the netting is over head height. Patching the holes should keep the pigeons out.

On Sunday I picked up some food for the birds. The store was selling 1 kilo bags for £5. That was too much. I cast my eyes about the shelves and saw the same bird food in 20 kilo bags for £12. It just look a bit odd walking off with a big of bird food. At the lottie I filled up the feeders. Even as I was filling the feeders the Robin was dodging in and out picking off fallen crumbs. He must be hungry. As soon I put up the peanut filled feeders they were mobbed by the birds. I found another feeder at the lottie so I filled that too and hung it up. All that food should keep them going for a while.

I checked over the plot. The Savoy cabbage looks great, the crinkly dark green leaves are stark against the snow.

I took a spin out to see Angie & Chris and had a chat. I gave them a bottle. a small bottle, of Sloe Gin and one of Limoncello and agreed to meet in the middle of January to resume the poo run.