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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 17 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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I am not sure when one weans a foal from mother but any normal person, Cassandra, I would have thought would have weaned the foal before the new one is born if only to give mother a bit of respite of a month or 2. And mother needs to get her body condition back up to speed, mind a thin animal often brings a small foal and so easier foaling if on poor nutrition, but I know so little about horses that I may be wrong.
I am wondering MR. the same as you, regarding how far down the trunk you have to do the bashing, guess I will get spurred on if I think of my landlord as I do it-nasty piece of work I am, my Mother would not approve!. I saw one photo of a man splitting down the length of the trunk using a wedge and hammer, and having bashed it separated in strips as fixed-(ish)-widths-work in progress. Such a way would entail a lot of edging work to get even widths, although I thought that if I tidied up one side I could saw down the other side on my rip saw.
A better day at work today till I got back and had to go back to collect my coat with wallet inside-couldn't find it, panic!, then moved something in the back of the van, and there smiling sheepishly was the coat and wallet, complete with a few bob inside!
The recent photos have expired on all the previous posts on this topic, is there something I don't know thread wise with photos?
See you tomorrow, as the landlord will be worried I am not back yet. |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 17 6:26 am Post subject: |
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I assume your History Room computer won't be connected to the internet Cassandra. If it is, anti-virus software is needed. For future reference you can often get it to do several computers at little more than the price for doing one. We tend to get a multi pack to do all our computers.
I don't know anything about horses either, but it seems next door don't, or exercise any intelligence either. Poor mare.
Gregotyn, I think the best way to prepare the ash is to cut a section from near the middle; that is the middle plank. If you then cut that in half across the middle so you have two sections from the centre to the outside, the outer layers should separate and be straight edged.
We didn't open the kiln yesterday. Apart from occasional rain, husband and son were fiddling with something else, so I made a spoon, a butter knife and started a couple of scoops. I am trying to make one approx. a tablespoon and the other a teaspoon. The backs have field maple leaves, but I am still struggling a bit with scoops. The handles need to be thin, but there is quite a transition between the scoop and handle. I will get there. |
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 17 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Gregotyn, I would not have considered breeding the mare again until the first foal was weaned - and would certainly have ensured she was not on a sour field with no shelter during winter for the foaling. That aside, it seems highly probably the foal is dead. When I got home from Hobart today they had the mare out of the stall (him wearing his stetson so he could pretend to be a 'real' horseman), and were applying a rug as she stuffed her face from a feed bin. The foal was nowhere in sight, and the door to the stall was open. I can not imagine her being that calm if she still had responsibility for a foal, given her mothering instincts. So sad.
The History Room is not at all technological MR - hence the offer to upgrade their computer system - the one i am donating was completely rebuilt five years ago and has barely been used. It also has bluetooth which is handy as our 'new' (donated) printer did not come with any cables, lol.
With a terrabyte of memory mine will at least be useful for storing data, if not for much else - though it is loaded with the relevant Word software.
The trip to Hobart was uneventful, but i did pick up an info sheet which confirms my suspicion they have been underpaying me for at least 18 months. So I will now have to collate all the relevant information previously provided to them, find out when I did that, and go see them one day when I can sit and queue for as long as it takes to sort it out.
It's about $40.00 a fortnight - not much, but as a lump sum will come in very handy! |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 17 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Cassandra if that is the case, then it is sad for the mare though I would have thought that extra feed is not where I would be going if I didn't want the milk, indeed roughage is probably best at this time for the mare and limited water, to ensure she dries off-but I know very little about horses. I left that to those who know-I only rode them when a youngish man. I hope all goes well for the mare.
I don't know how $40 relates to UK, but if I am entitled to it I would want it; even if only 50cents short a week I still want it!
I think you use the sap wood of the trees for the basket making MR, and as I understand it you use it fairly fresh as opposed to seasoned, I need to get excited with the book and go into the nitty, before I say too much about it. My plan was to cut a thickish, straightish branch and then saw down the length as straight as possible using a hand held electric rip saw very slowly, and see what happens. Got a bit too much on at the moment to get too carried away.
I am not sure how I would attack a scoop-risk the handle first, so if it goes wrong then you haven't lost all the bulk of the wood and can make a small bowl; but to do the scoop bowl a lot of work and then do the handle and find it goes wrong, would blow the mind a bit for me! I suppose you will tell me you make them in 2 parts!
I am off to attack more packing now, a sort of final push aiming to be out by the end of next week. It will be much better for me to not be there when I have moved-the 'can you just give me a hand to do this or that' will be a thing of the past. I guess he should have paid me for the hours I did years ago. Most weekends we were fencing his place, to be fair the rent was low, so I didn't mind helping, but it was a lot of hours of bashing posts for the fences and digging post holes for gates and corner posts. |
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2507 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 17 10:23 am Post subject: |
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I like the fairy house very much, Jam Lady, can you give me some idea of scale; the tree looks enormous, so the door could be 5 or 6 feet tall, my guess is it is around 3 feet high-small child size perhaps? The computer won't let me in to look at other links, something to do with the cyber attack, and as the council's system was hacked they are a bit protective which I understand. They have given much more protection to the system now but not letting the general public go where they don't want you to go which regrettably includes links. I hope all is well with you.
MR, I have come across a new beehive-new to me-of, I think, Japanese design-and wondered if you have seen them. I would expect you have as this is in a magazine of some age, (years, not months). If you want I can put the article in the post in case you want a look at it.
The move is not going as fast as the Land Lord wants, but I don't care! I will take as long as I need! He hates it when I come to the Library on Saturday-I am Mr Nasty. But have a few bits up the sleeve-I'll tell the world when it is all over!! The reason for the move taking a long time is twofold. I have a lot of "stuff", I hoard, annoyingly, but it amazes me how many folks come to me for with the question-"Have you got...? I am trying to pack this stuff up into boxes and label them to avoid hours of hunting, but LL wants to be there and comment at each opportunity, so he often destroys my line of thought as I am 'doing' in the caravan, he stands in the door being nosey, and so has to move out of the way all the time as I need to go out to the boxes I am filling with stuff-much of which will be dumped. But with the way he is in the way it takes longer. I think he is trying to get me angry, I am underneath I want to get out all that matters before I 'start' on him. Daily he enters the caravan and is nosey, once telling me I have plenty of money, but didn't answer how he knew!! He often asks about other folks I know and visit, wanting to know their business too, and can't understand when I tell him I don't know. Primarily I don't like gossip and if it comes my way I don't pass it on.
Hopefully see you on Tuesday. |
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2507 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8616 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 17 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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I am trying to get out as fast as I can, but I have a job, and want to keep that going as long as possible. I own a house down the road which I am doing up, but some ill health a few years back-don't smoke, I am lucky to be alive-slowed progress up considerably. I live on his premises under a barn in a large caravan, 24ft long.
What I really wanted to do in life was to help someone who wants to start in agriculture/horticulture, by investing in them to set up. All I need is a bedroom, a bathroom, a living kitchen and a workshop-I do wood work as a hobby and chop firewood as a small income. I know I can't 'do' as I used to 'do', but it comes to us all. I just wanted to be a farmer, but until now never had enough cash to get there, now I have some money, I am not fit enough to do the job! The law of the sod applies. I really would like to help a young couple start the good life in agriculture-not in the same vain as the "Goods" of TV fame-I mean farm for real. I asked Harper Adams-I was a student there for 3 years and a pigman there for 2 years, to help find such a couple but they declined to offer any help. I didn't want them to do anything except say if there were any students who were looking to start that they knew. All good fun!
I have the gen on the beehive just thought it may be of interest to you, MR. It is of Japanese origin and very modern looking from a country small holding magazine of around 10 years ago. I'll put it in the post and you can go 'ooooh' or 'oh' as the case may be!
Landlord was much less in evidence last night and I made a lot of progress, even starting to clean some areas. I need to get space sorted at the other end where I am going to, as there is a lot to do there too, but onwards and upards as we say! see you all on Thursday, where I hope to be a lot nearer the exodus!
Thankyou for your support! |
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