Week 15 - Tractors

On Friday night some friends came over for dinner. I was saying how the ride-on mower has broken down three times now and isn't worth repairing, but we didn't know how to work the mower attachment for the tractor (didn't mention that we didn't know how to work the tractor either). Quick as a flash my friend's friend (he's a farming sort of guy) jumped on the tractor, changed the deck over and showed us all how to mow the lawn. So me and my two girl-friends took turns riding round the yard on the tractor mowing the lawn. Including one wearing heels!

So today I took the tractor for a proper spin. Mowed part of the lawn. Mowed all of the lavender field. It was a bit faster than the ride-on mower but I took it slow because the grass was long, and I still had branches to clear away following the storm a few weeks ago. I should have mowed it a couple of weeks ago, but of course we have had no mower. Now that the lavender has been harvested the field looks quite sad.

We have acquired two more pieces of essential farm equipment...

No 1 is a chainsaw. P had hopes of using it this weekend to lop off tree branches growing over fence lines and to cut up dead and fallen trees. But we were busy getting ...

No 2, a dog. A border collie. Supposedly a working dog but has a good chance of ending up being the family pet. He's only a little puppy at the moment and needs house breaking and training. A very cute little pup though.

-M