A Snapshot Of My Day

Yesterday I went to the sale at the village hall, I had booked a table and took along some of the ex shop stock, it all went very well and I met lots of lovely local people while talking to some-one I was asked what on earth do I do with myself all day up here on my own, so I thought I would share a snapshot of my day with blog land.

Usually I am up at about 6am, cup of tea feed the dog let her out, stoke up the Rayburn, throw the washing in the machine make another cup of tea, get myself dressed, take something out of the freezer for dinner

It was spare ribs for dinner also needed milk out of the freezer

then its time to start doing the rounds feeding the animals 

After they have all been fed and Alpaca fields been poo picked, logs brought in for the rayburn

back indoors time for my breakfast usually weetabix and a banana, hang up the washing

check on the greenhouse and poly tunnel

water what needs watering and open up doors

then back indoors

and get some bread on the go 

while the bread is rising 

I can get dishes washed 

sweep the floors and get a few more kitchen chores done

like blanching corn on the cobs for the freezer that I bought reduced

putting away all the bits and bobs that seem to accumulate in the kitchen that belong else were

then its back outside time to clean out the poultry houses

baby ducklings are messy and smelly even though they have access to outdoors

The grown up ducks are not much better 

The hen house is never too bad

although with a broody hen I could only clean part of it

A barrow load for the compost heap

Its now about 2pm 

back indoors and get the bread in the oven and have some lunch

Once the bread is done

put it out to cool

marinade the ribs for dinner

then I might get an hour to myself 

then its off to do another round of animal feeds

Alpacas, sheep, chickens ducks then the dogs 

after all that its time to get dinner on jacket potatoes spare ribs and corn on the cob, time to shut up the chickens and ducks, have a shower and sit down for a few hours before bed much needed sleep before I start again at 6am.

So what do I do all day just everyday stuff :-)