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Aaron needed a few more boards for the front of his compost bins. I therefore accompanied him this morning to Mole Country Stores (known as Scats because that is what they used to be) to buy them. These make removable slats for ease of accessing the mature soil. As is customary, our friend, of AP Maintenance, also built the fence against which they stand. I made prints of these images for the portfolio he is building up.
Although the day started with fine weather, the afternoon grew more and more overcast.
As we drove through East End we discovered that the house in Rowes Lane with the most unappetising name, that has been up for sale for a while, seems to have found a courageous buyer. Either that, or the vendor has given up.
As we approached The Drift Inn in ‘the heart of the forest’ the sun made sporadic appearances.
Moorland stretched into the distance on the opposite side of Beaulieu Road.
This establishment describes itself as being a family and dog friendly traditional pub.
Family and dog friendly it is.
The rest is open to interpretation. Real log fires are described on the website. Real logs were piled up behind a net
beside the fireplace
which bore this notice.
The proprietors had perhaps striven for a certain ambience that was rather lacking.
The beer was OK.
After filling up with petrol at New Milton’s Tesco’s we continued in search of a sunset at Barton on Sea. A little early for that,
we found one over Roger Cobb’s farm in Downton Lane.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s chicken breasts wrapped in bacon on a bed of sautéed mushrooms, peppers, and onions, served with her savoury vegetable rice. I drank Casillero del Diablo cabernet sauvignon 2016.
🙂 🙂 Love your new grand compost bins, Derrick. Kb and myself recently improvised when we build a third compost. Better not make any photos … 😉
Those peculiar cottage names, more than once I wondered about the origin. 😉
Thanks a lot, Dina. I Googled this name but couldn’t find any history of it.
Thanks for looking it up, Derrick! 🙂
Footrot Cottage needs a new name!
It’s likely that they are not allowed to change the name, I have a friend who lives within the boundaries of the New forest Country Park who wanted to change the name of his home from ‘Gayfield’ but despite the fact that it was a new home on an existing plot he was not allowed to change it as that was the name of the old house on that plot!
Part of me loves this idea of tradition, while part of me is sad that footrot will continue! I’d love to know the story behind he name.
I haven’t been able to discover this, Leslie
See Jackie’s response. Thanks a lot, Leslie
Nothing gladdens my heart more than the sight of a compost heap 🙂
Me too!
Many thanks, Mary
I’m glad to see the dog has its own keg. Cheers!
Thank you very much, Jill
Now with your NZ connections surely you have heard of ‘Footrot Flats’? A well beloved comic strip, made into a movie, and still going even though the artist Murray Ball died some time ago……
Even so, not the best name for a quirky cottage 🙂
No, never. Great connection, though, Pauline. Thanks very much
I used to love reading Footrot Flats! 🙂
🙂
The downside of a compost bin is that you’ll want to extend it as time goes by.
Now that is very true, but where to put it………….
Agreed
Already. Thanks a lot, Paol
Forty years of unmitigated successes and failures lead to the following. 1 Go out into the forest and dig up as many worms as you can find and take ’em home. 2. Turn it over as regularly as you can, (Once a fortnight at least). 3.Don’t be greedy. A small amount of good compost is better than a truck load of rubbish.
I’m glad I’m out of it now.
🙂
I had my best laugh of the day when I saw the cottage name.
Many thanks, Susan
Hm, a few changes might be in order there, though I think that dogs are well covered.
Correct, Miriam. Many thanks
I love those dramatic skies!
Thanks very much, Merril
Not the sort of pub to invite you back is it!
Certainly not. I even rushed my pint. Many thanks, Brian
Waste not, want not!
🙂
I love the overcast photos! Yumm to the dinner
Thanks very much Lynn
I wonder if the inn looks amazing from a dog’s perspective! I surely haven’t seen a thing like that before. That notice calls the bluff of the log-lit ambience.
Thanks very much Uma. All a bit pseudy
I liked the homey attitude of the Inn and too bad about this only serving average ale.
The stormy skies and the interesting sunset were each beautiful in their own ways, Derrick.
Heading back a bit, I’m afraid. . . I may have to come back if I start babbling nonsense. 😁
🙂 You never babble, Robin. Thank you very much – as always
Haha, main thing, as long as the beer was Ok.
Thanks a lot, Ivor
Your evening meal sounds really scrumptious. Love the sky photos.
Amazing how much pleasure a good compost bin can give. We have similar movable slats in the front of ours and they work wonderfully.
I have built two groups like that in my lifetime. Many thanks, Brenda
Footrot Cottage is a strange name for a place. There must be a story behind that one. 🙂
There must. I couldn’t find it. Thank you, Lavinia
Especially like the sky shots!
Thanks a lot, Rob
Those compost bins look like a very good idea. Loved the photographs of the skies and the play on the light
Very many thanks, Geetha
Welcome Derrick 🙂
Great compost bins!
Many thanks, Quercus