Tuesday 29 May 2012

Wood, oil, dust. Beer.

 Bit of elbow grease and some hot linseed oil makes teak look like teak again.
Absolutely no need for anything else.  Except maybe tung oil.

 Table took all day to scrub, brush, sand and oil.

Practising whittling combs for a prezzie for someone.
Done with this knife.

K's been very busy preparing the walls for pointing.  Looks good! 

 I've been finishing getting rid of the render I couldn't reach until the bread oven had been removed.

New vent for the larder - lime and stone, no PVC in sight.
Going to be covered in a brass sliding vent after the render's been put on.

 Champion of England peas in a fancy zig-zag to make a long row fit a short bed.


Runners sown but not showing yet... 

 Balti chickens looking like chickens...

 Toms taking off in the tunnel.  Pachypodium happy.

 Soft fruit a bit annoying - we've just found a layer of compacted hardcore and clay under the rasps from an old pig yard!  No wonder they were unhappy.

Better drown my sorrows in the best beer I've ever made.
8%, rich and malty with great Fuggles and Goldings finish.
Huzzah!

1 comment:

  1. sounds like a well- earned pint to me. Nice wooden comb too: wonder who that's for?

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