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Dentistry for horses! Time for Joey

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Time for the big boy – Joey –  and true to form for big strong men he needed one and a half ‘wee drams’ before being willing to submit to the dentist!

 

Yes I am old and long in the tooth!

 

And I am not going through with this willingly either!

 

not one bit!

 

But with a dentist this good what can I do?

 

Just look at me!

 

Even the school children get in on the procedure

 

This is the last thing any young stallion wishes to ever see!

 

The twitch being demonstrated

 

Friends taking Joey’s pulse

 

Friends taking Joey’s pulse

 

 

Dentistry for horses! Mocha

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Next up was Mocha who was so well behaved she didn’t need the jab to steady her nerves like the others!

 

Mocha and supporters

 

Mocha being good for the dentist

 

Dentistry for horses!

 

 

Well done Mocha!

Dentistry for horses! Squirrel First

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Our friendly veterinarian was round to be the dentist for the day for our horses – plenty of children around to watch and learn.

 

The mechanised rasp for horses teeth

 

Feeling the motion of the rasp

 

Squirrel with the special bit in place to allow the dentist to get safely in!

 

Like this!

 

Who was braver the veterinarian or the horse?!?

 

 

Having a good look

 

Plenty of interested onlookers

well done Squirrel!

Building a real log cabin – part 2b – the walls go up

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Chainsaw carving the notches a little

Chainsaw carving the notches a little

 

Smoothing off the knots and branches

Smoothing off the knots and branches

 

 

Eddie and George

Eddie and George

 

Mr Chainsaw

Mr Chainsaw

 

Balancing?

Balancing?

 

More lap joints - we were using left over poles not at full length.

More lap joints – we were using left over poles not at full length.

 

Then finishing with the adze

Then finishing with the adze

 

George having a go with the adze!

George having a go with the adze!

 

Resting

Pausing!

 

One of the adze experts

One of the adze experts

 

 

Saw and adze

Saw and adze

 

At the end of the day!

At the end of the day!

 

As far as we got the walls up

As far as we got the walls up

 

Collecting our own full length gum poles below the school

Collecting our own full length gum poles below the school

 

 

Months later here we are burning stones for building

Months later here we are burning stones for building

 

Building a real log cabin – part 2a – from bow saw to chain saw

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More pictures of the team in action on last winters log cabin building project… Ah winter – full of dry, warm(ish), sunny days….

 

Initial cross beams and foundation pillars

Initial cross beams and foundation pillars

 

Notching for the floor joists

Notching for the floor joists

 

 

Notched beam going over the floor joists

Notched beam going over the floor joists

 

Didymus

Didymus

 

building a log cabin

Building a log cabin

 

Checking the corner joints

Checking the corner joints

 

Checking the corner joints

Checking the corner joints

 

From bow saw

From bow saw…

 

to chain saw - smoothing the knots

… to chain saw – smoothing the knots

 

working on those lap joints with the chainsaw

working on those lap joints with the chainsaw

 

Now let's agree where you want me to cut!

Now let’s agree where you want me to cut!

 

Here it comes!

Here it comes!

 

 

 

Isle of Kintyre

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Isle of Kintyre Plain Jane Mature Cheddar. Still tasting remarkably fine after flying itself over from Inverness, Scotland to Zimbabwe in January 2016.

And it’s cheese so it doesn’t need a Smell-By date. (On the back this one said ‘Best Before 18.3.16’ for some reason – but of course it now tastes….good…better…best…no…MATURE!.)
Thank you Inverloch Cheese of Kintyre!
Plain Jane Mature Cheddar!

Plain Jane Mature Cheddar!