Musings whilst feeding Lazza

It was down to me this evening to give Lazza his "bedtime" feed and whilst leaning on the gate in the moonlight gazing up at the stars and the planes on their final approach to Christchurch airport I thought to myself "Yup it doesn't get much better than this"

Why?

Well.
For me, Ben, farming has always been in my blood and I have lived in the countryside all but 3 years of my life.
To be able to lean on the gate I hung earlier that week feeding what will be our Easter lunch next year whilst contemplating the fencing to be done tomorrow for me is my piece of heaven.
To have your own land, to rear your own meat and grow your own vegetables is a dream come true for Clare and I and to do it in such a fantastic place as Canterbury is icing on the cake.

Happy as a pig in muck? You bet ya

Oh yes pigs, they'll be here in late Oct

Nearly there

Hopefully with a fair wind we can start moving our stuff in on the weekend as all the carpets will be down and we'll have working bathrooms.wee hope to be able to move in fully by end of the weekend and "slum " it whilst the finishing touches happen.

View to the office from Sam's bedroom with the hall and bathroom visible


Kitchen nearly done, appliances in on Sept 3rd.

Finish line in site

This is the hearth for our multifuel burner.Stones from the nearby Ashley river. Will be grouted tomorrow and then sealed