Early mornings and late nights
This farm road to Hisself's wind site brings a wedding dress to my mind. All the support [tonnes of rock], extra frills and a bit of padding. Costs a fortune and is going to be used once. But it is fantastic for the buggy. I used to walk along the main road but now we can stay on the farm, No5 can get down and run at will and the dog has full freedom to roam too.
The road is not quite finished yet and it has been another long stretch of starting early and finishing late. No1 son was away the first week of October holidays with school, landed on Glasgow 1 am Monday morning, was at home 6 am and started on the vibrating roller at 7am. On Thursday he actually spoke the first time wanting to know "What day is it?". The road crew might go away at 5 pm but Hisself and sons have all the machinery to service, livestock to feed and on bad days some combining and drying to finish.
There has been plenty to do at home but both sons have taken on a neighbour's holding while the owners are away on holiday. The money has been good. No3 son has been taking things more quietly and helped at home in between biking to his second job. No1 has rushed up the road during his breaks to keep all balls in the air and work on the road running smoothly.
Hisself has made sure the boys has stopped around 7.30 pm. By 8 o'clock both have eaten, washed and fast asleep ready for the next day.
I have been busy too. Doing all the jobs that need doing but no-one else is there to do. Lot of it is paperwork. But I have laid my share of geogrid, wielded the axe for firewood and run the farm. The main aim at the moment is to be able to sit down for a cup of tea.
During all this mayhem I demanded that everyone got dressed up and we went for a family photograph. I am yet to figure out what possessed me to make this appointment for the least suitable time and how we got Hisself there in time. To my great surprise the results are excellent. Several pictures where we all look reasonable and one truly brilliant one. We all look happy, relaxed and comfortable together. Maybe that will happen in the real life too. One day, when all this panic is over.