Feb 27th Sally Secrett. With two of her favorite chaps. A lovely day to celebrate an important birthday and the Aldridge clan were there en mass. Good fun had by all.

Feb 26th. Peter Trott. Peter works as a delivery driver for Morris Ltd who supply ready mix concrete. This is a great piece of kit, his truck has a 13m boom and dumps the concrete where it's needed. Needless to say at 8am this morning "Muscle" Meehan aka Fred who can down to help was warmly tucked up in bed.

Feb 25th. Mike Amor. Building Control Office with Taunton Deane District Council. Here he is inspecting the strip foundations for our new garage. A nice chap and unlike many in his business willing to give some time and a few gentle hints.

Feb 24th Uncle Peter. aka Our neighbour Peter Howells. At 82 years old he is about as sprightly as you can get. Today he is on top of 10 feet of scaffolding trimming his hedge. An Engineer by profession, his workshop, next door is as close to a Jewsons rental agency as you could get.

Feb 23rd. Arnold Poole. Is a hedge layer. In fact he has being doing the same job every Spring since he left school. Now 64 years old Arnold does not read, write, drive or have a mobile phone. He left school at 11 and has worked the "countryside ways" ever since. Not hugely keen on cameras but did consent to the photo. Wikipedia

Feb 22nd . Tim Andrews. A very old friend, or perhaps put in a different way, a very good friend of long standing. Tim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2005 at the age of 54. He has just finished an photographic digital display at The Lightbox in Woking documenting his journey  through this period of his life, when, in his own words, he “just happens to have” this degenerative illness.

Feb 21st. Bill and Ben. Our tortoises. When most people wake up early they just roll over and go back to a nice warm bed. These two were not so lucky. "In to the fridge with the both of you until Spring " she said. Very Harsh!

Feb 20th Carol Stevens. Carol, Annie and Lucy came down to Somerset for the weekend. Carol is a Senior Cabin Services Director (CSD) with British Airways and spends much of her time in the air somewhere. A great friend to my sis and always good fun to be with.

Feb 19th. Chickenopolis, I saw this duck house for sale in the local shop and decided that it would be ideal of our hens this summer. Needs a little bit of modification such as stilts and some nest boxes but should work well.

Feb 18th. Dr Nick Chapman. Partner in the North Curry Health Centre a very calming person to be with, full of help and encouragement. They run a very good show



Feb 17th. Katie. North Curry Post Office & Stores have their own security panther and Katie is it. She guards the till with a rod of iron when she is not sleeping. Anyone thinking of robbery should think again...mauling is a speciality. I was lucky to get this “awake” shot of her.

Feb 16th. Adrian Harwick. A Director of Keats in Haslemere. Adrian joined us a year ago and has brought sparkle and additional direction to our office in Haslemere.

Feb 15th. Salli Tomlinson. Sally is an artist and lives in Thursley near Godalming. She pioneered Silent Companions in the 70's and has produced a range of artwork for the rich and famous as well as doing Fred and Ferg. A very interesting person

http://sallitomlinson.com/

http://sallitomlinson.com/

Feb 14th. Valentines Day. Come on now ! who else was I going to photograph today!

Feb 13th, Stange photo you may think, but what you see here are two air-drying hams. They both previously belonged to Braeburn our Gloucester Old Spot gilt who went on extended holiday in mid December. Since then they have been salted for 5 weeks, the left as per Hugh  Fearnly and the right as per Brian Polcyn. Presently residing in the open log store,in a dog crate for the next 4 to 5 months. Lets see who gets there first, mice or men!

Feb 12th . James. The Landlord of the Bird in Hand Pub in North Curry. A very popular pub in the heart of the village. James has dreams of spending time in Ko Samui.

Feb 11th. Sid. He just needs to know what’s going on. lying in the back of the Landy and taking it easy is not an option. There could be someone or thing to smooch up to for food of maybe just to pee on their foot. He is the McCavity of Norfolks - The Napoleon of Crime

Feb 10th. The Somerset Levels. are crossed by a network of drainage ditches, canals and rhynes. For Many months of the year they can be underwater and the site of a gate in the middle of a large lake can be rather surreal. This winter it has been very dry and the gates and fences are all above water.

Feb 9th. Mike Tucker. Our builder in Somerset. Mike is a jobbing builder who, unlike many of his fellow builders, undertakes a multitude of tasks from the groundwork  - upwards. Came back to do some small snagging bits after 9 months.

Feb 8th. Colin Thompson. Colin is Chairman of Grayshott Parish Council and gives a large amount of time and energy to the village. An 80ft Sunseeker in Majorca keeps him busy the rest of the time.

Feb 7th Rachael Mulroney. Rachael runs Amelie a boutique styled gift shop in Grayshott. Lots of lovely things to buy without any pressure. Always fun to go in and browse.

Feb 6th. Calf 1603. The calving season has started at Purton Manor Farms in Gloucestershire. Hundreds of these little chaps will be born over the next 2 months of all different shapes and sizes. Other great news today is that the heard is TB free for the first time in months.   Badgers 0 - Cows 1.

Feb 5th. The Garage Site. Lots of back breaking work yesterday and finished off today. The ground is ready for making up the formwork for the cement pad. The big holes are where the posts will sit, the vibrating/compacting machine left me thinking, I'm glad I am not a full time builder!

Feb 4th. John Miller. Big Bad John - Digger man Extraordinaire. There are very few as accomplished as John in ways of the digger, a real artist

Feb 3rd. Lynette and Charles. Volunteers with the Great Crane Project. I spent the morning with them on Aller Moor on the regular morning check on these huge birds (7 ft wing span). 16 found close to Staythe, one other playing hooky on West Sedgemoor

Feb 2nd. Gavin Follett. Gavin owns Diverse Kitchens in Taunton and hand built our kitchen. He has the patience of a saint and was very good revisiting things time and again. A pleasure to deal with. http://www.diversekitchensandfurniture.co.uk/

Feb 1st. Angela Emuss. I have to be careful here in what I say. Just out of HairWorks and looking radiant. Ang aka The Red Dragon or She Who Must Be Obeyed. She is one who keeps us in order and makes things tick. Has an appalling coloured very new yellow (very smart) camper van.

Jan 31st.  Peter White. Head Chef, Owner and Chief Bottle Washer of the Village Kitchen Caterer. Peter and his team are a testimony to calories, gout and other aliments attributed to gastronomy in Grayshott. Lovely food. http://www.villagekitchencaterers.co.uk/