I havnt written for a while.
The days have flown by at a rediculous speed.
Been spending time working in the forest and on the land.
Each day I ve been getting up at sunrise and going out in the van collecting cow pats to mulch the garden.
As we re so high up here on a limestone ridge the soil is thin so I always take thick bags and buckets with me when I m our walking to collect extra soil and dung !
The days have been absolutely glorious.
My mother came to stay and I savoured each precious moment that we spent together.
The forest is transforming daily.
I ve been planting more rhododendron bushes and dozens of bulbs to come up as surprises next year.
New grass seed has been sprinkled on the earth and the cuttings that I have taken from fruit trees and bushes are doing well.
We finally have good news re the bus that is blocking the entrance to the forest and has been unable to be moved as it is so enormous and a bidet stands inplace of a steering wheel.
Its been there for forty odd years and we ve rung every scrappy in the area and no one wants to take on the task of removing it.
Finally we have an answer to our prayers !
Nicola s friend Harold will be arriving mid october all the way from the North of England with his
" JAWS OF LIFE ".......... A devise of fire used to rescue bodies from car accidents.
He works for the ambulance service and at car rallies to rescue people from car crashes and will be carving the "monster " up into pieces so we can clear it and open up the mouth of the forest and let the light back in.
So " Watch this Space ".
