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Yesterday was a great day for me. Let me tell you why.
\nI \u201cfinished\u201d pruning the Orchard\u2026 Yahoo!!!
\nI started in early May and as I had never pruned the whole place single-handedly before, the task did look a bit daunting BUT I actually loved every minute.<\/p>\n
Mum always told me since I was a young chap to focus on the beauty of my surroundings and not look ahead at the thousands of trees yet to be pruned.
\nHence her words were embedded\u00a0in my mind every morning before I started work.<\/p>\n
I have a bit of raking and mulching to do over the next week and then I\u2019ll be into thinning.
\nI was about 5 years old when I learnt the art of thinning fruit.
\nBack then I would have one or two trees allocated to me. Now I have thousands of trees allocated to me!!!<\/p>\n
Thank goodness Mum and Ruby are good cooks as I have great meals waiting for me at lunch and tea which keeps me going.
\nRuby is in charge of the tunnel houses now as I have no spare time.
\nShe is doing a great job propagating, etc.
\nShe planted out a few hundred onion plants the other day and is all set to plant out cabbages this coming weekend.<\/p>\n
A recent addition to the Hobbs clan are 6 free-range hens that have been providing us with a constant supply of\u00a0eggs. Well\u00a0they are actually\u00a0Ruby’s chooks – she\u00a0thinks they are gorgeous!\u00a0Although it has been lovely having fresh eggs every day, they can take a break from laying! 8 eggs a day can get a bit tedious!<\/p>\n
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