There was big excitement at Tollie recently when the small transport arrived. After a crash course (not literally) in off road driving there is no stopping Claudia and she is whizzing all over the land fetching and carrying materials.
The greens are just about ready for rotavating and seeding. The fourth needs a bit more soil laying which leaves just the ninth to finish off. There has been more snowfall this week in the highlands and Jon reports that it is bitterly cold again with temperatures down to -4 degrees overnight. He was working on the course on Tuesday for a couple of hours and couldn't feel his feet by the time he was done. However it was very worthwhile as one of the chaps from the estate helped with the fencing and showed him some tricks of the trade to make it cattle proof. The cattle are due back onto the adjacent land in the next few weeks so this is essential work.
Down at Gardener's Cottage, the snowdrops have been in bloom and have looked splendid. These are giving way now to daffodils. Jon & Claudia have been amazed by the amount of wildlife that is about and on Tuesday were watching a roe deer in their garden.
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