The original vergetable garden and orchard of our cottage was not sold when old Nora died. Instead the small plot of land was left to go rather wild, in the hope that the new owners could build a bungalow. Several times plannng permission has been refused and at one time we actually hoped we could buy the land and put it back to its original cottage state........Last night I searched the local council web site and saw that planning has now been given for the house to be built.....end of an era..........me thinks
This morning, as I was potting up some bean seeds, a large farm tractor and trailer side swiped the dry stone wall of the field. It pulled around ten feet of the neatly stacked stones onto the road, and drove on without stopping. Neighbour John, galloped after the driver and made him (rather sulkily) replace the stone work but as you can see his workmanship was poor to say the least,
This morning, as I was potting up some bean seeds, a large farm tractor and trailer side swiped the dry stone wall of the field. It pulled around ten feet of the neatly stacked stones onto the road, and drove on without stopping. Neighbour John, galloped after the driver and made him (rather sulkily) replace the stone work but as you can see his workmanship was poor to say the least,I have rung the farmer who contracted the driver and complain. She assures me that repairs will be done
