Jealous. Our neighbours have 3 horses all pooing every day. They asked if they could rent our paddock so I said yes, and the rent would be horse poo. So far, no horses in our paddock and no poo tho she did, last summer, tell me I could go and get a bag anytime..... I said I needed it by the trailer load and there has been no movement since.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Evening all. I say February is the last month of Winter - so three cheers for that! I haven't read back yet - but already smiling at "no movement"!
Just catching up on last night's WinterWatch whilst a chicken is cooking. I have pulled a muscle in my neck so getting comfy is a bit of an issue. I will have to decide between pain killers or wine...
If you have enough wine you shouldn't need the painkillers, AuntyRach... ...hope the neck unlocks itself soon.
Hope you're acclimatising ok, Hosta. At least chopping firewood warms you up!
Shame about your neighbours, Obelixx. Horse poo is such wonderful stuff; I made a hot bed in my garden in Northumberland, using a lovely steaming pile donated by my next door neighbour's pony. It produced great veg - firstly when used as "underfloor heating", then, when rotted, spread over the garden.
We're watching "Animals with cameras" here. Great stuff!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Lucky around this way lots of horses and most people just bag it up and leave it by the fence for anyone to take, I have been collecting it like this for a few years now so have quite a nice supply
Joyce - I wondered who would pick up on that comment!
Chappy next door is odd. He's originally from the French Ardennes (almost Belgium) but then grew up in Paris and, via 2 years as a monk and some years as a car mechanic has ended up as a senior gendarme round here with Buddhist tendencies and the ability to talk the hind legs off a donkey whilst saying not a lot. He's also convinced he's upset farmer Luc who had been in the habit of keeping a couple of cows with new born calves in that paddock as a means of helping control the grass and weeds after the previous owners here split up when chappy abandoned her and 3 kids.
If Bruno doesn't get his act together soon we'll go back to Luc and his cows which are very pretty Blondes d'Aquitaine and Ill arrange for a delivery of a farm trailer load of hose poo from nearby stables..
Been dancing so have missed the animals with cameras. Got home in time to see Death in Paradise. Goodness that chap is irritating!
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
We love him Obelixx. We’ve still got a DVD series of the Irish priest show. I think he was called Dermot then. ?
while cleaning up lavender, I discovered a small branch with very neatly laid eggs on a stem. Ive put it in a jar with cheese cloth on top with some leaves, hoping to see what emerges.
Ho hum, after two very cold mornings, we are now progressing back to the 30s. Track suit back in the cupboard and shorts and tank tops will be the order of the day.
i hope Chicky is ok. Her daughter will be experiencing some very hot weather this summer.
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Jealous. Our neighbours have 3 horses all pooing every day. They asked if they could rent our paddock so I said yes, and the rent would be horse poo. So far, no horses in our paddock and no poo tho she did, last summer, tell me I could go and get a bag anytime..... I said I needed it by the trailer load and there has been no movement since.
Lots of places round here will allow you to bag and remove it , but it's too much of a faff for me.
"there has been no movement since".........a laxative required for the horses Obelixx?
Evening all. I say February is the last month of Winter - so three cheers for that! I haven't read back yet - but already smiling at "no movement"!
Just catching up on last night's WinterWatch whilst a chicken is cooking. I have pulled a muscle in my neck so getting comfy is a bit of an issue. I will have to decide between pain killers or wine...
If you have enough wine you shouldn't need the painkillers, AuntyRach...
...hope the neck unlocks itself soon.
Hope you're acclimatising ok, Hosta. At least chopping firewood warms you up!
Shame about your neighbours, Obelixx. Horse poo is such wonderful stuff; I made a hot bed in my garden in Northumberland, using a lovely steaming pile donated by my next door neighbour's pony. It produced great veg - firstly when used as "underfloor heating", then, when rotted, spread over the garden.
We're watching "Animals with cameras" here. Great stuff!
Lucky around this way lots of horses and most people just bag it up and leave it by the fence for anyone to take, I have been collecting it like this for a few years now so have quite a nice supply
We're watching "Animals with cameras" here
Excellent programme Liri.. loved the chimp.
Agreed, Joyce.
Joyce - I wondered who would pick up on that comment!
Chappy next door is odd. He's originally from the French Ardennes (almost Belgium) but then grew up in Paris and, via 2 years as a monk and some years as a car mechanic has ended up as a senior gendarme round here with Buddhist tendencies and the ability to talk the hind legs off a donkey whilst saying not a lot. He's also convinced he's upset farmer Luc who had been in the habit of keeping a couple of cows with new born calves in that paddock as a means of helping control the grass and weeds after the previous owners here split up when chappy abandoned her and 3 kids.
If Bruno doesn't get his act together soon we'll go back to Luc and his cows which are very pretty Blondes d'Aquitaine and Ill arrange for a delivery of a farm trailer load of hose poo from nearby stables..
Been dancing so have missed the animals with cameras. Got home in time to see Death in Paradise. Goodness that chap is irritating!
We love him Obelixx. We’ve still got a DVD series of the Irish priest show. I think he was called Dermot then. ?
while cleaning up lavender, I discovered a small branch with very neatly laid eggs on a stem. Ive put it in a jar with cheese cloth on top with some leaves, hoping to see what emerges.
Ho hum, after two very cold mornings, we are now progressing back to the 30s. Track suit back in the cupboard and shorts and tank tops will be the order of the day.
i hope Chicky is ok. Her daughter will be experiencing some very hot weather this summer.