What Preps are you doing this week? Part 5.

[Ara]

Storm Ali brought down some quite large branches so we've been processing them. Small bits have been shredded for mulch and larger bits chopped into logs and stacked for the fire. (Well, for next year really)

[Dave999]

Nice one, thanks for sharing!
I've found the old Corstorphine line nefore, that's a good one to lead me in the right direction to the water of leith.

If you're in the Corstorphine area, Corstorphine/Clermiston hill is a good walk too. If you head out towards Turnhouse there's some nice walks there too. Once you get on the cycle paths you can crisscross the city and you're never far from the road so able to jump on a bus.

I'm getting all misty eyed now.

I do like Corstorphine Hill! Never walked out by Turnhouse, Camo is the furthest I've been out that way. So many choices! Thanks!

[Deeps]

I do like Corstorphine Hill! Never walked out by Turnhouse, Camo is the furthest I've been out that way. So many choices! Thanks!

The 'gap' between Camo and Turnhouse is full of space, there's a nice folly somewhere about the middle. Not been there in nearly 30 years but there used to be loads of paths to run/walk. If you want to get out of town there's stacks of places, I'm over the bridge(s) in darkest Fife and I'm spoilt for choice, the Ochil's aren't that much further and you can have lots of walking there with no midgies. We really are spoilt for choice.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Forse frost on Monday this week so tonight ive washed the car and given it a blood good waxing ready for winter rain-xed the glass and used anti mist spray inside... found my snow chains (not yet in the car) started adding winter screen wash .. oh and treated myself to some new surge protected jump leads since modern cars have more electronics than nassa and change chucked a can of deicer in ready...

[pseudonym]

Looking after my feet.

2 pairs of injinji sock liners arrived this morning

[Deeps]

Looks like I've secured a new allotment for Her Maj, this one is considerably closer than her current one which will save on time, fuel and hopefully make her go more often so I can get peace.

Got a 'gift from the Gods (well council workies) in a load of wood that was cut up after falling from a nearby tree, got it sawn and added to the pile, I'll split it when I can find the inspiration, I don't use that much so it can sit for a couple years if need be.

[jansman]

Gonna have a look around the yard to see if I can beef up security. The elderly in- laws ( who live very close by) got burgled yesterday...we are angry! Don’t see how much more I can do though as it is like a bloody fortress.

Home brew to bottle, and my Christmas ale to brew. Tomato and bean seeds to process for saving. We will gather the last of the polytunnel tomatoes today as well - it’s been a good year. There are eight jars of dehydrated tomatoes on the pantry shelf for Winter use.

Later, I shall split some firewood to last the week, as we are burning now. I don’t make hard work of that these days, and cut it as needed. We have three large log stores all ready and split that we won’t touch, unless I am ill or injured, and it’s enough for four months easily.

After that, I have some new fishing kit to play with!

[pseudonym]

Lit the fire and burnt in new wicks, purely for research purposes you understand....

[grenfell]

I wouldn't put up a picture of our woodburner . One thing we don't seem quite able to do is keep it quite as tidy as yours We have two wooden fruit crates with logs in but the also a plastic sack , a paper sack with ash in it , a bucket and the assorted paraphanaia of shovels , brushes , cleaners , firefighters and a length of copper tube for blowing through plus some bits of paperwork the good lady wife has dropped there ready to be burnt. It's probably little wonder her sister says it looks untidy.

[jansman]

I wouldn't put up a picture of our woodburner . One thing we don't seem quite able to do is keep it quite as tidy as yours We have two wooden fruit crates with logs in but the also a plastic sack , a paper sack with ash in it , a bucket and the assorted paraphanaia of shovels , brushes , cleaners , firefighters and a length of copper tube for blowing through plus some bits of paperwork the good lady wife has dropped there ready to be burnt. It's probably little wonder her sister says it looks untidy.

Sounds like ours!