Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.
Antique Sleigh.
Antique Sleigh.
Here is a picture of some slugs it had just had babies, and I put the tomato by them to stop them eating Karens Strawberries. I just love Slugs they feel so slimy , and the babies were so cute. Jordan, Age 6 Stoke.
Taking a walk up the valley with the kids we saw this relaxed little group in your field. Julia.
Goose cam on the lake – Finn on remote controls!! Julia.
The two sleigh are have managed to find over the past two weeks. The first one is over a hundred years old and need quite a lot of renovation, to much that I would have time to do over the next few months. The underside is quite good needing a only a small amount of work, so I am tempted to take the body off and have a new body made. I got to decide over the next week or so.
The second Sleigh I got from a person who had purchased it from a Carriage Auction a couple of weeks back. I had made telephone bids for it but as I didn’t know a lot about it I stopped bidding. I made contact with the buyer and got it from him. If I had purchased it I doubt that I would have got the first one. This Sleigh is getting on for a hundred years old, again it need renovation but not anywhere near as much as the first Sleigh. I will get the old paint burnt off to the bare wood over the next two weeks. The original paint is badly crazed and is the only thing that can be done with it. We will then get it hand painted as it would have been done when first made. The upholstery will be renewed with buttoned leather and the floor of the body will be carpeted. The colour of the Sleigh looks blue, when in fact it is a dark green and we will keep it in the original colour. I will let you know how we progress with it.