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Rupert fills her up!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by donald

Those of you who follow this blog will doubtless have formed a picture of Rupert. A larger than life, amiable bon viveur: this is true. Extraordinarily hairy stunt double for the missing link: this too is true. A man who … Continue reading →

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Build the compost toilets

Posted on June 15, 2011 by donald

Building the compost toilets Trouble is they are too good to use now, best build some plain ones for the guests!

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Building the Clay oven part 1

Posted on June 11, 2011 by donald

Today we started to build our new clay oven.  This involves a lot of sand, a lot of clay, a lot of effort, a fair bit of winebut a lot of laughing.  A very substantial wood and masonry base is built … Continue reading →

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Rupert’s mother’s day, money saving tip.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by donald

Spring is in the air. Birds are singing, flowers are flowering, other things are doing whatever it is they do in spring.  All this can only mean one thing – mother’s day.  Rupert’s mother has made the arduous trip down … Continue reading →

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First Build Your Yurt…

Posted on March 23, 2011 by donald

Real progress today; the first yurt is up and the second base is layed out. Here’s how to do it:- First Make your base.. Then a floor…     Draw a circle   Put up the walls…   Now the … Continue reading →

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Rupert and Don Collect the Yurts (II)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by donald

  Those who follow Rupert’s adventures will know that we very nearly collected the yurts last week. Now for the return! Once again we chose the awesome power of the Vito, confident this time that it would be big enough. … Continue reading →

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Rupert’s recipe of the Week – Sprout Biryani

Posted on March 13, 2011 by donald

After our posting on almost collecting the yurts we have had many requests for our sprout biryani recipe so here goes. This is a quick and simple recipe based on Rupert’s sausage and raw sprout recipe. Ingredients: Sprouts Biryani sauce … Continue reading →

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Don Wastes a day

Posted on March 12, 2011 by donald

Today was to be an important milestone in the great Yurt project, the arrival of the solar hot water panels.  Peter, the nice man from solar project (http://www.solarproject.co.uk/) arranged to meet me at Leasefied at 14:00.  I drove the 90 … Continue reading →

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Don and Rupert nearly collect the yurts

Posted on March 6, 2011 by donald

Great excitement at Leasefield! The new yurts are finally to be picked up and erected! We have had a few problems long the way but it is all plain sailing now. The only problem is what vehicle to take? We … Continue reading →

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Rupert and the axe

Posted on February 1, 2011 by donald

It’s a cold winter and the demand for fuel is high but no matter, Rupert is on hand to split firewood with his mighty chopper. See the familiarity with which he handles his tool, grasping it in both hands and … Continue reading →

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