Can you see it yet? A new part of my brilliant, beautiful, amazing reycled life? Look to the right, squint in hard, can you see the hoops nestled in by the right of the house? Not quite finished but another day of work and it should be secure until its covered.
A little clearer now really, the view to the homestead is now very much altered. I've such hope for this gorgeous recycled structure and such dreams to create in it. To stave off the harsh winds from the sea and grow our own version of heaven, what will it contain? An orchard? A garden? A fistful of hope, hard work and sweat no doubt, but it will come. As will visits from the maurading the chickens..............they will have to inspect it after all.
What was surprising about today was latterly the sun shone and shone and shone as we worked and the sunset on us, after a hard days graft by all. The first of many, I hope. Now we save, we obtain a cover and wait patiently for a still day, it might be a while (anything from 1-6 months to find a weather window to put a cover on it) but we're patient enough. We'll at the moment! You have to work 'with' the weather here - no point in trying to get in a stramash (argument) about it, the day will come.....
What a delight of kindness put us in touch with a heartful person who had bought a new home with two of these tunnels as part of the land. They only needed one, they offered the other for free if removed and recycled. How fortunate are we, we had no idea how big, or small it might be, but were happy to help for the offer of sheltered growing on our island? And, to find something here to be able to use and be helpful for someone else, how lucky we are indeed! We've the opportunity to have something we would never have afforded, for a little labour and kindness its now going to be a huge asset to our lives. We'll make great use of it, all 148 square metres of its indoor shelter. We'll make sure we 'give' from it into our community, somehow, to recycle the kindness. And, fill our bellies from it!
Our beautiful recycled life.
Thank you to the kind donor, we're very grateful and will use it well.
Wow, so cool! Excited to see the adventures begin.
ReplyDeleteSoooo exciting, and what a beautiful sentiment. You are indeed lucky, and so are we to have you living among us (even if you're far away!)
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Hi Fay,
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a power of work you have done to get the tunnel to that stage already.Its huge!
Also thats a beautiful sky you have captured in those photo's.
Fay, that is brilliant news! It's so refreshing to hear of someone taking the time to offer such an item. All that sheltered space (in the making)! You must have been dancing in your wellies when the work of building it back together on your land began. Good luck with getting to covering stage, but what's another challenge, eh? We all love them. :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. And what gorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, it's been a long journey but looks like it is almost over and time for the fun to begin :)
ReplyDeletesigh)(, such beautiful pictures, what an amazing structure that is, so much bigger than I imagined. Your "gang" have worked so hard to get that finished and I bet you are all exhausted but a happy kind of tired.
ReplyDeleteFreecycle is such a wonderful place. Full of lovely people who just want to pay it forward as I am sure you will (as always) do. This is the start now of your whole patchwork life. Next step web tutuorials on "how to garden in the wind" That will be great.
Great work! At least you are ready for the most exciting part now. There's nothing to beat the feeling when the plastic goes on and yeah! you have a polytunnel. Lovely pics!
ReplyDeletebeautiful words to go with the kind thoughts . We are continually amazed by the kindness of strangers gifts....................this week we were given 3 trees for firewood and a huge box of vegetables :)
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing the project unfold ......shaz
Hey shaz, freegle/freecycle always amazes me too. Strangers can be kind hearted, how I too know that, I'm always humbled by it
ReplyDeleteBridget,I know plastic on how exciting will that be? But I'll have to be patient!! Thereof nothing like that first entry into a newly covered growing space! This is the 12th tunnel I've been involved in putting up, each time it feels brilliant!
Cheri, eeek my class starts this week (veg gardening) need figure that out! Thank you for kind thoughts for pictures I'm lucky I live in such a bonnie spot! Pass it forward indeed should be everyone sentiment when they can. The gang are indeed tired!!!!
ReplyDeleteDreamer, a long time indeed! Wonderful to see you again and see you blogging again x
ReplyDeleteWittgenstien, how lovely you are, the camera and the sky do most of it! I'm just the monkey :-)
Frugaldom, I was indeed dancing, and the cover challenge will be fun indeed! As part of the 'good life living' I'm chuffed, think of the food I can grow and it's tall enough for a goodly few fruit trees.
ReplyDeleteJulie ta, the sky was awesome indeed!
Cheerful, it's very awesome, all the better for your trusty laying out skills!
ReplyDeleteJenni, an adventure under cover, how exciting, best wellie forward eh?
Hello Fay, the generosity of the giver is more than matched with the beautiful appreciation. Your pictures of the amazing sky is something else. Enjoy your polytunnel and keep it well tied down.
ReplyDeleteFreecycle at its best - and the promise of being able to garden in all weathers. Wonderful.
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