Friends of ours had one of their farm years ago and it looked really nice. With the availability of drones I would expect the market for light aircraft doing work like that would disappear very quickly.
We bought one about twenty years ago when drones were less of a thing and it's quite nice to have. We're overflown by light aircraft, helicopters and paragliders quite a lot anyway because we have an airfield nearby. Can't say it worries me.
We used to be regularly overflown by hot air balloons and they often landed in a nearby field, which was fun to watch. I haven't seen any for several years though so I think the company must have gone out of business.
We're overflown by light aircraft, helicopters and paragliders quite a lot anyway because we have an airfield nearby. Can't say it worries me.
Likewise. We gave the guy who came here £20 for two different photos (he also started at £40 each). They are a nice record when you're doing work to a place, as we are. We've got one of another place we lived that must be 40 years old - the lady who lived there before us left it behind. It was fascinating to see what had been there before - it helped us make sense of things we found - old foundations, etc.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
We often get hot air balloons over our house and garden ... they take off from up near the UEA so are still pretty low when they come over here and across the marshes ... we frequently see them pass not too far from our bedroom window as we sit in bed with our morning cuppa, or over our garden as we sit out there in the evening. Doesn’t bother us one jot ... if I were up there I’d certainly have my camera with me 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We used to get dozens of them flying over when we lived in Bath. Rarely see them here. But they are very few houses hereabouts so we get lots of military aircraft overflying very low and light aircraft practising their more dangerous manoeuvres.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I have got one of my cottage that was taken just before the previous owners moved out (skip at the side was the giveaway). Can't remember how much I paid for it but the photo is just in a sleeve. It reminds me how much work I have done with the garden since. Would be nice to have another taken but I suppose if I asked the church nicely, they may allow me to climb(?) the clock tower and take a pic or two from the balustrade. Someone did do that a couple of years ago - must see if I can find it.
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Now here is my grump! I was out on Monday to a small village on the firth. Ice cream van on pier - £4 for a double nougat wafer!! £4 can't get over it. Had to settle on a 99 cone as didn't have enough money with me (had left purse in car!). £2.50!! Is that the going rate these days?
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
Nobody really knows why they are called 99s but it seems that it's nothing to do with the price. I don't understand how anyone could eat that vile squirty stuff anyway.
From the Cadbury website: An Ice Cream served in a cone with a Flake 99 is the UK's favourite ice cream. In the days of the monarchy in Italy the King had an elite guard consisting of 99 soldiers. Subsequently anything really special or first class was known as "99". When Cadbury launched its small Flake for ice creams in 1930, the UK ice cream industry was dominated by ex-pat Italians. So, to appeal to Italians we called our superb Flake a "99". I’m seeing Italian friends over the next couple of weeks. I’ll ask them if they believe this story to be true.
The Wikipedia explanation attributes it to an ice cream parlour at 99 Portobello Rd in Edinburgh.
In Leicester, and no doubt elsewhere, an ice cream vendor used to be called the oakey-pokey man, or oakey for short. Possibly it is a corruption of the cry “Ecco un poco” [Here is a little (taste)]
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We used to be regularly overflown by hot air balloons and they often landed in a nearby field, which was fun to watch. I haven't seen any for several years though so I think the company must have gone out of business.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I don't understand how anyone could eat that vile squirty stuff anyway.
From the Cadbury website: An Ice Cream served in a cone with a Flake 99 is the UK's favourite ice cream. In the days of the monarchy in Italy the King had an elite guard consisting of 99 soldiers. Subsequently anything really special or first class was known as "99". When Cadbury launched its small Flake for ice creams in 1930, the UK ice cream industry was dominated by ex-pat Italians. So, to appeal to Italians we called our superb Flake a "99". I’m seeing Italian friends over the next couple of weeks. I’ll ask them if they believe this story to be true.
The Wikipedia explanation attributes it to an ice cream parlour at 99 Portobello Rd in Edinburgh.
In Leicester, and no doubt elsewhere, an ice cream vendor used to be called the oakey-pokey man, or oakey for short. Possibly it is a corruption of the cry “Ecco un poco” [Here is a little (taste)]