{"id":3146,"date":"2019-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-24-november-chop-chop-mow\/"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:55:51","slug":"sunday-24-november-chop-chop-mow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-24-november-chop-chop-mow\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 24 November – Chop, chop, mow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week\u2019s blog<\/a> started with our frustration that the weather this autumn has been wet, really wet, and ended with the slight hope that there would be a short break in the near-continuous deluge.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, it turned out that the start of the week remained dry for 3 whole days!\u00a0 This meant that, while the photos may not show it(!), I was able to make more progress outside than I\u2019d managed in weeks \u2013 and our tree surgeon returned for a day!<\/p>\n

The first thing I managed was to make a dent in was the large pile of wood that had been sat outside the Dairy building for a few years.\u00a0 The wood is the remnants of the apple trees which once stood in the orchard the first of which was blown down in Storm Zeus in March 2017<\/a> and the others that we have intentionally felled to create a large flower bed.<\/p>\n

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We have always been conscious that the pile of wood immediately inside the entrance isn\u2019t \u2018the look\u2019 that we want to maintain, although we are in the countryside!\u00a0 Having bought our serre in July we had created some space to store this wood just as soon as we had an opportunity to cut it!\u00a0 Last week was the first opportunity.<\/p>\n

It may not look like I have managed to make a large dent into the pile but the amount I have managed to stock in the serre should keep us in wood for many weeks \u2013 although it will take quite some time to dry out so won\u2019t be being used this winter!\u00a0 As it is the larger sections of trunk that I have been focussed on, splitting them with my merlin (what the French call a type of large splitting axe), not only has it given me a good workout it has provided me with lots of practice for all the sycamore that has been felled.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully the remainder of the pile won\u2019t take as long to clear although it is more of a 2-man job as it is mostly cutting with a chainsaw so will be quick but will need David\u2019s assistance.\u00a0 It will also uncover a few treats that have remained hidden under the wood for a while such as the small old po\u00eale that we removed from Priory just visible in the picture above\u00a0 \u2013 we\u2019ll have to see what state they are in now!<\/p>\n

It remained dry until Wednesday night which gave the lawns 3 days to dry out sufficiently to attempt to cut it.\u00a0 While it hadn\u2019t rained, as it had got soooo long and thick in places it never really dried completely so proved very difficult to cut especially as we needed to collect the cuttings so they didn\u2019t lay on the ground.\u00a0 Because it clogged often in the machine it took much longer than usual to do and I finished under the floodlights after dark!\u00a0 But it looks so much better now it is done.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, while cutting I found that the repair I had taken it to a local motoculture shop to complete hadn\u2019t been done, or wasn\u2019t effective, so it had to be taken back so no chance of cutting the lawn again for a number of weeks \u2013 although the chances of the weather letting me do so are pretty slim but it won\u2019t stop growing.<\/p>\n

Sadly, another repair that wasn\u2019t effective, despite it appearing to be so having tested, was the dishwasher fault that I tried to resolve last week.\u00a0 We have ordered a new pump and hose to fit so I will have to dismantle it again when they arrive.<\/p>\n

I have mentioned in my last couple of blogs that we are really pleased that, this year, despite the rain, we have welcomed more guests to Kergudon during the autumn months.\u00a0 Last week we had a Belgian couple stay with us in Priory and took advantage of Dave\u2019s cooking for 2 evenings which they loved.\u00a0 Hopefully the word of Kergudon is spreading far and wide as we have welcomed more Belgian guests in 2019 as we had for the preceding 4 years.<\/p>\n

This weekend we have hosted a couple who David first met as one used to attend the gym in Morlaix where David worked.\u00a0 As they became friends, they were also kind enough to have become our official \u2018translators\u2019 for our French website, information packs and any other important material and as payment-in-kind we offered them Hayloft for a weekend which they took advantage this week.\u00a0 It also meant we could take them to Au Lac<\/a> and enjoy one of Mercedes\u2019 annual Far Eastern \u2018discovery\u2019 menus \u2013 Malaysia this week.<\/p>\n

It was delicious, and almost as delicious as the Indian discovery we enjoyed last week!<\/p>\n

Kenavo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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