09h00 – 15°C now and down to 12°C overnight, cool again, sunny and no cloud. Central
The wild part of the garden.
heating pump has packed up, we only use it in the summer for the heated towel rails. Bother – the heating has been loads of trouble this year with 4 call-outs to the plumber for the boiler alone, at least I can fix/change the pump myself. It’ll be a good chance to drain the system, P wants to paint behind the towel radiators and I want to connect up the under-floor pipes on the mezzanine.
Cats all fed and watered, Calico is approachable to day and can be picked up, good news.
Little more grass cutting today, middle and short cuts.
Fish Pond in Japanese Garden.
14h00 – 27°C and hot, just stopped cutting grass and had a word the the neighbouring farmer. They are cutting their wheat, I was after some barley straw to use in the fish ponds as an algae deterrent. He said that they would be starting on their barley in the next 3-4 days, so just to help myself when they were harvesting.
17h45 – Did the cutting at the bottom of the garden. Had the boiler off for a few hours to let the water cool, the pump and pipes were very hot. I am able to loosen the pump fixing, so am satisfied I can change it if required. I was able to turn it but not freely, maybe just a bit of crud in there. I have fired the boiler up and will see if the pump clears itself, if not I’ll take it part and clean it, failing that I’ll but a new one. Jeton has been busy playing with moles.
The 8HP machine.
Ran the moto-culteur engine for a while, the carburettor gets clogged with gel, its needs to be used more often. Time for a shower then a look at Le Tour.
