We are never stuck for things to do on our new property. It took most of a day to remove two dead and rotting trees, as well as any young privet trees that got in the way.
We still come across the occassional issue, as is the way. (the more you look, the more you find..
A pine tree slowly grew through some fence wires and lifted them up, which eventually broke the corner fence post with all the strain!
Little agapanthus are sprouting up everywhere at the moment, but are easily dealt with by a good sharp spade, the problem been there are so many of them..
The bigger ones took hours of backbreaking work to remove until I worked out it’s easier to use a block and tackle..
On the plus side, I don’t need to work out at a gym or ride a push bike anymore to keep fit, which is why my bike is looking sorely neglected in the garage..
Although we are blessed with two wonderful children, I think my wife would have have liked a third one.
Our kids are teenagers now, so the pitter patter of little feet had become a distant memory.
So with that in mind, and the fact we have started a new life in the country, it seemed appropriate that we should finally have that third youngster running around the house.
And here she is….
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Twenty years…
Twenty years ago, I married the love of my life
Since then we have made a life together and we have two teenage children.
We spend a lot of time with work committments, ferrying the kids to activities, and their jobs etc, and just life in general.
We have always put our kids first, and ourselves second, which is how it came to pass that we suddenly realised with 4 days to go that our twentieth wedding anniversary was nearly here.
What to Do!!
We have always brought presents to give each other according to tradition (see below), but with it been an anniversary with china, and such short notice, we thought it was a bit impractical..
So we agreed to buy ourselves some practical stuff that we will need in the future, like a chainsaw and a fireplace.
Uncoffined 
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