When I walked out the back door early this evening, on my way to feed the pigs, I found myself in a thick cloud of smoke. For a few seconds, I thought one of our neighbours was burning leaves in his incinerator but realised the wind was coming from the wrong direction and the smoke [...]
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Tag Archives: fire
Burning bread!
8 January, 2009
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I was renewing my library books online when I smelled smoke. I raced down to the kitchen, beating the smoke alarm and discovered smoke was starting to pour from the oven. It was a little strange as I had damper cooking, it had at least 15 minutes to go and I could see from the [...]
Read moreHow to spend a Saturday in winter
22 December, 2007
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Who says crofting is all work? The Other Half and the Wee ‘Un relax on the sofa in the festively decorated snug after morning tea, while… …the Big Lad loafs in his bean bag. Guess who does not have a comfy spot?
Read moreBreakfast without electricity
27 October, 2006
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As the electricity was still off this morning, I made a hot breakfast over the open fire in the Victorian range. First, we had oatmeal porridge…
Read moreNeighbouring farm burns down
6 October, 2005
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I’ve had an eventful day with a major fire destroying the farmhouse at Whitebrow, just over the side of the hill from us. I was settling the Wee ‘Un down to watch a DVD while I did the chores about noon, when the 11-year-old boy from down the hill burst through our front door. He [...]
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