Mucking out
By Léonie Cooper profile image Léonie Cooper
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Mucking out

With the flock grazing at grass keep Charlie's been busy mucking out the poly tunnel, he says the job is a marathon and not a sprint.

Glad to see our lambs have been making use of a tractor trailer to shelter from the rain.

Trailer on the paddock used as a lamb shelter.

We had to jump start the tractor today, the battery is flat. Charlie found the ignition had been switched on; we believe a trespasser I witnessed run off attempted to steal it.

The tractor started with just a few turns, so we continued to spread muck onto the paddock.

He's made a dent in the muck pile already. The poly tunnel was purpose built to the size of the tractor and trailer. It's better to muck out this time of year, less horrible swarm of flies.

Mouldy Panackelty, my mother cooked me and my sibling brother this dish, but this brother has, as my only surviving family member, refused to speak or make any contact me whatsoever for the last ten years.

Returned to my flat in Hawick I discovered a cooking pot that got away; a symptom of cPTSD, but cleaning the kitchen somehow lifted me from the embarrassing burden.

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