Norfolk in August 2012

In August we had a few days in Norfolk and nearby was Burnham Overy Staihe which is a lovely place

 The beach at Burnham Overy Staihe this is 1 3/4 miles from the car park along a bank across the marsh. the path is part of the peddlers way.

 What ships dad I cant see any just my stupid step brother in the distance when will he ever learn seagulls fly .

 The beach is full of little channels while we were watching the Tide came in behind some people and they had to wade through knee high water.

 This is the channel on the way back as the tide comes in people can easy get cut off if you don't look at the tide times and go onto the island.

 The car park is not pay and display but you have to know the tide times as it can get flooded on high tides.

 the young people who sail at high tide are all aware of the tides and all have life jackets on it was great to see them rigging the sails and competing against each other.

 the mirror sailing dingies were competing in a race in the distance.

we went to Burnham Overy a few times at high tide just to watch the sailing.
One day the kids were building rafts to race helped by dads and some times mums.
there is a web cam showing the staihe and boats well worth watching.
I will try to up date the site more often if i can I just seam to have got out of the habit of posting.

Off this week catching up with my jobs

Hi
I have been off work this week catching up with jobs around the house and workshop.
The garden is water logged from all the rain as soon as the water company banned hose pipes it has rain most days since.
So I have not been able to do any gardening and as its cold and frosty some mornings I will wait before I set any plants out.

I went down the Ponds on Saturday its clay ground the water just stood on the parts that were low and the water level is back to the normal winter heights and the dyke's are full it makes a change as the environment agency normally let the water out to sea as soon as it rains.

I have been putting together a woodworking bench this week I have painted it and altered the base so I can have a shelf under it to put boxes under out of the way.

Barbara took the dogs out this morning as it was fine but I have been taking them down the river and its me who has to wash whisper when we get back he is covered in mud Toffee has been in the river swimming but whisper hates water he keeps well clear.

I heard my first cuckoo yesterday morning He is late this year normally March / April.

Green Woodworking day Sunday 26th February 2012

The LS.S.S.C Green wood working day at Spalding Common Community Hall.
A friend and I ran a Green wood working day for the Lincolnshire Smallholders and Self sufficiency Club.
After arranging the Hall and Cutting wood for making spoons and turning on the bodger's lathe.

We  had a good day

Shave horse made from 2x4 traditional wood which came first the shave horse or the Lathe.

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 Chris one of the members giving the lathe a go being watched by another member.

The lathe and the shave horse belong to Paul Simple and reasonably cheap compared to a new record lathe.

 Shave horse easy to move on our car trailer the lathe had to be taken down 4 bolts really easy.

I gave a talk on the steam juicer and dehydrator and how I preserve food and make wine.

winter on a Saturday in February 2012

Freezing fog and snow after  last nights temperature was down to -16 at Holbeach that is only 20

miles away but near to the sea bank.

This was the view of one of the local roads when I was taking toffee for a walk.

 The football field below is looking like a called off match to me the dugout was covered with cob Web's that showed up with the frost.

 This is the first time Whisper has seen the snow he loves it he must be 11 months old now but you cant let him off the lead as he puts his nose down and just runs so he has to go on a training lead.
He pulls on the lead so you have to be ready as he pulls you over if you don't watch out.

                                                                        He love the snow

                        A spaniel through and through just bounds about all the time

Winter has arrived

We had 100mm to 150mm of snow on Sunday good job I picked up my new 4x4 on Saturday the old one was wrote off by Barbara on some black ice 3weeks ago.

The new one is not brand new but 5 years old its probably the best motor for me as the dog cage fits in the back OK.

I went to my first auto jumble at Newark show ground the other week in a hire care and picked up a few bits so I can clean up my old collection of woodworking tools I just keep picking up.

There is a boat jumble this weekend on Sunday the 12th February I have never been to one but if the weathers that bad I have Some rollers for a lawn mower to make out of elm.

sorry no photos I will have a look to see if I have any of whisper hes playing up at the moment but he is a Springer Spaniel.

I hope to keep the blog up to date more often i think loosing blue put me back a bit but life goes on.

We are looking at having a Fenland Wood Turners blog so watch this space.