Before and afters
I've been meaning to put some "before" and "after" shots up for a while. Need to take some more to summarise it nicely.
A blog on the re-construction of a small terraced house in East Sheen...
November 18, 2008
October 19, 2008
Turfing the lawn
We got down to a seriously hard days work yesterday. We started at 9am digging the lawn, moving the chicken coop, raking and heeling, raking and heeling until the soil was flat and clear enough to lay the turf at around 4.30pm. All done by 6pm, exhausted.
Looks like a golf course...
September 6, 2008
Chicken cam?
It is now in the chicken coop, so you might be lucky and see Maddy, Shash or Boo. Still a bit experimental - so if it isn't working please come back later - sorry!
Click on the image below or here to see the camera.
Or if you're using a mobile device, try this
You might also try the ActiveX version if you're on IE.
August 31, 2008
House party
The hen's got a new "hotel" last weekend - we decided to make them a permanent home. So the investment in these egg machines stepped to a new (and frankly ridiculous) level... we already have one "hundred pound hen" - when you count purchase cost and vet bill for the sore leg (which is now much better).
Hopefully the effect is to tidy up the "Gypsie's" garden we've been cultivating recently.
Big news is that, after much build up, one of the hens, Boo, laid her first egg yesterday... and it was a double-yolker. She was clearly possessed by the desire all morning and finally, in the bean patch, announced with much excited clucking that she'd fulfilled her purpose.
We barbequed it at our house party!
Next door's little monkey:
Enjoying the party:
August 24, 2008
The good life
Well, the good life continues...
S has been busy making Rosehip syrup and Blackberry jam - both harvested from the hedgerows near the house:
Corguettes from the garden:
Maddy the hen with the sore foot (now on anti-biotics...):
Shash, curious:
Two of them make it into the sacred kitchen (they try all the time)
Maddy, surveying the deck:
Happy:
August 11, 2008
Chickens are officially hilarious
The chickens have developed slightly bolder behaviour today - starting with coming down the ladder of their own accord this morning when the door was opened and ending in indignantly pecking the stick we use to try to chase them down the run so we can catch them...
We've named them. Chicken Madras, Chicken Bhuna and Chicken Shashlick.
Last night, determined to sleep in the nest box, two of them were snuggled down together in the tight space - even though we'd blocked the entrance. The other was perched on the divider between the nest and sleeping areas. I had to chase them out rudely at 11pm... talk about them ruling us.
Anyway, they're great fun. Web cam action coming soon!
August 10, 2008
Shutters
No dodgy net curtains here... beautiful shutters now filling the front bay window top and bottom
