pathway cleared through badger land
Hiya!So we've been here about two weeks now, so time for a bit of an update eh? So as we said we've been busy clearing pathways on 'goat land' which is about 3 ares at the back of the main property and is home to two goats, their names escape me as we keep renaming them every few days. We've been hacking our way through over 200m of scrub land containing gorse, blackberry, blackthorn and hawthorn, which cane only be described as bitchin' sometimes. So I'm pretty handy with the old loppers now.
Apart from that we've been harvesting fruit and vegetables including plums, runner beans, marrows and courgettes and we've made raised beds in the new green house which is a recycled conservatory.
lots of lovely marrows
harvesting beans
Dave our host is a retired builder in his late sixties, he's a gentle giant t
hat doesn't seems to ever get angry. His wife Veronica, who prefers to be called V has cheeky eyes, says it how it is and is a good laugh. They have five children who have their own families and live round about the area. They have lived here for 40 years and have built or altered everything on the property and Dave even built a windmill dung the 70s during the 3 days week. It just has to be hooked up to a generator and batteries.
hat doesn't seems to ever get angry. His wife Veronica, who prefers to be called V has cheeky eyes, says it how it is and is a good laugh. They have five children who have their own families and live round about the area. They have lived here for 40 years and have built or altered everything on the property and Dave even built a windmill dung the 70s during the 3 days week. It just has to be hooked up to a generator and batteries.the main house
In our spare time we've been going for walks, visiting the local pubs, we've been to the swimming pool in Newhaven, the local curry house (wikid veggie Dansak) and we got the on site hot tub working ;)
Last Saturday we spent the day in Brighton and it was lovely wandering around in circles looking at all the wacky shops and groovy cafes. Yeah I reckon I could live here!
packed at the beach
Brighton town
The Pavilion
The Cliff Walk at Peacehaven
Last Sunday we spent the day at Seven Sisters park and walked to the beach after a lovely pub lunch (first things first, eh).
Seven Sisters Park
Then we drove to Beachy Head for a bit more walking and to look at the wonky trees.
a fine specimen of a wonky tree
from Beachy head with a view of Eastbourne
Hope you are all well.
Big hugs from Peacehaven
xxx
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