This Week In Wijnjewoude 2025

  Week 25 The Netherlands has recorded its sunniest first half of the year since records began , with national sunshine totals surpassing the previous record set in 2022, according to weather forecaster Weeronline. (This sounds like a good thing, but it really isn't). Kids' Weekend again - but a few are on holidays for one reason or another - so nice and quiet! Around the farm Caught up with all the mowing - about 5 hours these days - lucky we have sheep for some of it! My Saturday helper said a couple of times that "the new slasher looks very nice" :-) - so I just had to let him have a go at it.... Tjeerd got it into his head that the skelters had to be "in good order" - so he spent 3 days sorting them all out, including reparing the leaking tyres! The kids are all getting a bit too old for them now but it's nice to have them tidied up. Boat back to Heerenveen We slept on board on Thursday night, ready for an early start on Friday It was gray but there...

 Week 24 Busy, busy this week (there's more but it can wait until next week) RIP Possum - 16 years - best known for her bat-catching efforts as a younger girl. Kids' Weekend - a couple of workers - if I let them drive the tractor A "makeshift" solution to the steering of my tools cart...it took some figuring out between the 3 of us - to make the steering work from the front of the wheels instead of behind. On Tuesday, Janny's mum took delivery of her new electric tricycle...takes a bit of getting used to. ...and on Wednesday , we could pick up "kleinkind" (little child = grandchild) Madeline and her friend Georgia - after they had a week in London and Amsterdam...still early in their 3 month adventure. I had to send photos to Cheryl (Mum) to put her mind at rest.... We first had lunch at our local restaurant...  and then they went to look at Janny's brother's Frisian horses... ...then they caught up with some washing... ...then they crashed for a...