Thursday 26th November. It's hard to believe but two weeks have passed and we already feel very settled in our home here in East Allington. Of course there are still plenty of boxes which need to be unpacked, but we have our bedroom sorted and a guest room almost ready to receive visitors once they are permitted. We have a comfortable room in which to relax and have already received a procession of tradespeople delivering logs, talking building alterations, log burning stoves and most recently the kitchen layout designer! We've even managed to start some clearing up outside; and at the end of our first week a small number of the many trees we plan for our land were planted.
Weather has been mixed since our arrival, well it is November! But when it's dry we try to get some of the initial outside work started and when it's not there is plenty to keep us busy inside. A trip to a nearby garden centre has got us started with compost for our many pots in which Mary has planted a good selection of bulbs. I've made a start with sorting out the greenhouse, though this has first required the elimination of rats which have in the past had a clear run of the garden and outbuildings! The previous owners had horses, chickens, ducks and goats, so it's of little surprise they also had rats! More of the rats in a future post!
We've also had some fantastic sunsets.
We have been shopping in Kingsbridge (Tescos) and Totnes (lots of independents) and our local farm shop near Torcross. Mary, Caroline and Benji have been exploring the field paths and local lanes on walks with Hobie - Caro and Benji's black Labrador.
We've even managed a couple of trips to the beach at Torcross with fish and chips on one of them, so getting settled into our new way of life Down a Devon Country Lane. Though it rained most of the time!
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