Today was our regular site meeting with the Builder and his team. By the end of today the framing should all be complete. The middle bedroom required some additions to the framing for support plus some 'packing and plaining' to bring parts of the wall studs out level so that the gyprock sits absolutely level as … Continue reading The Colours of the New Tillellan
I was up early yesterday - as is usual - and managed to see the most glorious sunrise as I entered work with a crescent moon and star shinning brightly through the dark purple clouds. The day was sunny and bright and by around 5.30 pm was starting to darken up. There was quite a nice … Continue reading Winter Solstice 2017
The garden has had to take care of itself the last couple of weeks – and it has done quite well. Animals have still required feeding and caring for of course and I’ve had to water a couple of times because, although we have had cool, damp nights – we’ve had some fairly warm, sunny days and … Continue reading June Happenings
We have had several collectives of chooks over the years. The first collective we brought in about a year after moving in. This was for egg production, but also very much just for utilising our growing supply of kitchen waste once we had built our initial soil up. I find chickens a great asset in … Continue reading The Petit Paradis Chickens
Our rabbit breeding ventures are under way with Luna, our grey Flemish Giant giving birth to seven kits around the 1st of May. This is the first time we have bred rabbits and we have really only started it at our current property so that we can get a handle on it before we move to … Continue reading The Rabbits of Petit Paradis
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