Saturday 14th November 2009

At last, the hide is almost complete. Windows are in, just need a bit of insulation to stop the draughts, and it will be ready and waiting for all you twitchers. The whooper swans have been arriving in their thousands in the last month. The sight & sound as they pass overhead is amazing as they make their way to Martin Mere.
Trying to get my head around this 'Twitter' business. If anyone is interested in following my 'tweets' you will find them on Twitter / Martin Lane Farm   Our home made jam & chutney is going well and, fortunately, the hens are still laying. Pinky & Perky continue to eat us out of house & home, I'm sure they must be fat enough by now for..........

Sunday 1st November 2009

What a difference a day makes! After a beautiful day yesterday when the geese were enjoying the warm, autumn sunshine, woke up this morning to a howling gail and the rain beating against the windows. It then hit me that I had forgotton to bring in all the washing from the changeover yesterday. To make matters worse, I then discovered that the washing line had broken and so all the bedding (from 8 beds) had to be rewashed....hey ho !!!!