Danny Five-Acres

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spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

So while I was off wandering the woods my wife knocked out some jam/jelly

Can I ask for your wife's jam recipe? Have been making small batches of foraged blackberry \ strawberry but they've not been great (way too solid, for one).

# ¿ Aug 15, 2018 19:43

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:22

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

That's a good cat.

# ¿ Aug 27, 2018 21:38

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

planetarium

What?

I suppose if you're in a darkfield dark field, that could work.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2018 14:10

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

It's somewhat of a long running in-joke with my wife (to have dozens of random buildings all with a function), but as it happens the stargazing there is really good for the location- i.e bad compared with darkfield but very good for the general area I'm in- I would have to drive for an hour or two for better. Back before I had responsibilities I studied astronomy and planetary science, and I would love a little observatory dome down there some day

That is a great idea, hats off to you.

I keep chickens (ex-batts) to help with keeping my mind in the happy place.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 15:49

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Well done on the ex battery stuff too- my parents in law have had a few before the current breeds

Thanks. We picked up two more last Saturday and I'm posting about their progress over in the Chicken Thread

# ¿ Sep 15, 2018 13:43

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

# ¿ Sep 16, 2018 21:43

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Any guesses at how out of date this spam is?

.........

# ¿ Sep 19, 2018 22:46

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

And I will take pictures. And post about it!

Please do, this is all great stuff and Hicks is a great cat.

# ¿ Oct 7, 2018 18:30

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

I'm gonna take a leaf out of the drat cat's book and set myself up on the sofa now and try not to be stupid again for awhile. Might not look so cute but I try.

Hicks continues to be the best cat.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2018 16:33

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

But I stopped for pie and posting. Bit of a fragmented post but its a bit of a fragmented life right now

That is most excellent pie.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2019 09:36

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

RIP Hicks, 2011-2019

I'm so sorry. He was a most excellent catte. /salute

# ¿ Feb 17, 2019 20:47

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Great update, as ever good work.

:five:

# ¿ Mar 18, 2019 22:41

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Miftan posted:

We're coming up to your Fort when brexit finally goes through in 2069 for shelter.

Quoted for truth.

I will bring cakes.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 12:29

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

And then about 3 days worth of calories on a plate

That's a good breakfast.

# ¿ May 5, 2019 21:33

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

This is still life affirming stuff, well done. Hope you can kick that bastard bartonellosis soon enough.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2019 20:27

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Okay so, despite me eating my apple a day I feel exhausted and sore all the time and the blood tests show my liver is still getting beat on quite significantly- current hypothesis is that I might have lyme disease- potentially in combo with bartonellosis (this would be extra bad). Gonna have to go have a whole bunch more vials of blood taken, but both are sneaky little fuckers and finding out which reliably and definitively will be difficult, as will killing them off. Fun!

Yeah, take it easy mate, slow and steady.

# ¿ Aug 19, 2019 12:31

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Least my appetite is back a bit

That's good food.

Congrats on the positive results.

# ¿ Sep 9, 2019 20:32

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Always good to read through your posts (now I have the theme from The Good Life in my head) :five:

# ¿ Oct 17, 2019 21:12

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

https://i.imgur.com/Sqllb4K.gifv

Meant to say, that is properly water logged.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 21:36

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Glad you enjoyed

And yes, plants in ground. Everywhere. Not just in a garden. Plants. All over the loving place. Trees. Bushes. Shrubs. Moss. Whatever. gently caress permission. Just do it.

the five acres super happy holiday special

Happy seasonal based cultural festivities, constant reader!

Nice gaff.

The best of festive health to you and yours too.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2019 11:29

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

So that's simply not a dropped latte?

# ¿ Dec 31, 2019 13:56

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Despite lots of rain in-between visits, the water level didn't seem to change at all, the ditches further downhill are full now.

That's a proper pond now.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2020 15:36

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Surgical procedure or just knife & fork jobbie?

# ¿ Jan 31, 2020 11:27

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

loving trailcam is meant to be waterproof, it's probably going directly back to the cult of bezos and we can try something else because it's been constant lovely luck with this one.

I went through a couple before finding one that didn't just die on me. Ended up with this one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07S67VM4N

that's been taking photos and video constantly in all weathers (though I did wrap the top with gaffer tape as extra precaution against the elements).

# ¿ Feb 22, 2020 22:41

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

The trailcam still had over half battery, which was lucky as I had forgotten to order more rechargeables- swapped out the sd card for a fresh one and came home to find....
...

That it works! More soon!

Yes!

DesperateDan posted:

Look at that loving poser.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2020 13:34

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

xcheopis posted:

Do deer eat primroses?

quote:

Other common spring blooming perennials that deer usually leave alone include primrose (Primula), Bleeding Heart (Dicentra), Lungwort (Pulmonaria), and False Indigo (Baptisia). Peonies (Paeonia) are also deer resitant. Deer not only dislike the flowers, they won't eat the foliage either.

https://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Deer_Resistant_Perennials

# ¿ Mar 13, 2020 21:02

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Pesky Splinter posted:

Glad the 5 acres still appears to be thriving!

It's going to be the only safe space in the UK in a few weeks.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2020 18:20

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Actually, I always considered the acres to be a part of the danger zone...

...rip K Log

What?!
/checks Google

Kenneth Clark Loggins is STILL ALIVE!

# ¿ Mar 26, 2020 11:02

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Yeah I got him confused with Kenny Rogers and I heard the news reports and thought the man of danger had passed- my bad

Ah, no that's fine, but yes, Kenny Rogers :smith:

fake edit: that bread looks good.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2020 11:41

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Rotten posted:

That's rad. I didn't get a chance to watch it all, but still very cool.
I'm pretty sure you posted what camera that is, I'll have to go look it up, seems pretty decent. I had some janky one that died like 2 years ago and I've been meaning to get a new one.

It's this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07S67VM4N

# ¿ May 7, 2020 09:44

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

God I need to cook sausages RIGHT NOW!

# ¿ May 22, 2020 11:25

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

I know you're putting in all the long hours, doing all the hard work, but drat, that looks peaceful.

# ¿ May 30, 2020 15:07

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

wooger posted:

What is the other place, and do I need an invite?

https://breadnroses.net/threads/johnny-fiveacres.714/

# ¿ Jul 13, 2020 10:08

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

oh hey I hear this place is finally under new management

More, soon?

# ¿ Oct 10, 2020 12:30

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

...

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 16:15

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Then it was the union mandated break time- just a nice hot chocolate this time, but with a distinct chill to the air and some very light rain it was nice to watch the leaves fall with.

That's a nice bit o' land.

Good brew, great view.

spookygonk fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Oct 25, 2020

# ¿ Oct 24, 2020 21:32

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

Thanks for the updates and Happy New Year To you and this small piece of tranquility.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2021 22:32

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

https://i.imgur.com/MMiLxcl.mp4

And the feeders were quickly busy

Long-tailed tits on the fat balls.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2021 16:15

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

Bad news this morning I'm afraid- there's been a diplomatic incident and the owner of the farm track is using it as a pretext to deny access by car to anyone not him for the immediate future.

This really fucks me over, carrying in anything is now going to involve hiking it in over a much larger distance which means a lot of the poo poo I had planned for this year is now on hold indefinitely- It's going to be a physical and logistical challenge just to keep the bird feeders stocked.

gently caress.

Oh poo poo, I'm sorry.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2021 11:28

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:22

spookygonk: Apr 3, 2005; Does not give a damn

DesperateDan posted:

popping in

Pond's looking good.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2021 16:32

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