January 2026

25th

Film our new born lamb and her mother ewe.

And finished that film at Charlies workplace.

24th

Walked to the bothy at Overphawhope.

Took some pictures with my drone.

Inside I enjoyed minestrone soup and coffee.

17th

We transported hay and logs to Woodburn today.

We made a film, uploaded to YouTube.

The Citroen C3 proved capable and worthy of towing.

16th

Campsite fifteen miles away advertising on a remote road that ends at the Craik.

Visited Branxholme Easter Loch.

Forget fish Friday.

Were having bangers, mash and cabbage!

15th

Today we drove to Blackpool, to purchase a Citroen C3, from an auction that Charlie had won on eBay.

Driving through Borthwick Valley.

13th

This morning a ewe in lamb aborted.

11th

Because I'm a little worn out, I'm having trouble editing the Eildon Hills movie.

In the next two days, I should be able to finish putting the footage in order.

10th

Have been filming with Charlie in the Eildon Hills.

Charlie climbed one Eildon, then after making us coffee I climbed the other.

8th

Filmed Bedrule and Rubberslaw today.

The weather were great, sunny, no wind.

7th

I'm unsure if my neighbour across the street was a victim of Ancrum's Hot Fuzz mentality or simply ill; in any case, I hope she is doing well and is content with her life.

It's possible that her old, unused sofa was cut up so it could never be used again, or something more profound happened, like the sofa being used as a effigy for her problems. It's also strange that this sofa is set up on the ground in the shape of a goal post.

Watch this video clip to see how annoyed she was that I parked outside her house.

Additionally, she listened in on our conversations.

I was informed that yet another neighbour, who was situated to the left of my residence, had also vacated. Despite her loneliness, she had previously performed volunteer work at an animal sanctuary. Following horrifying domestic abuse, another neighbour moved out a few months ago. A local shop had stocked and sold her abuser Buckfast tonic wine at his request; I informed the local shop, who have been awarded a MEB for services to the community, of her situation; however, they refused to rescind the stock, as not there problem.

I have also been informed of a passing remark that suggested that I have not been at my residence for an extended period of time, which is inaccurate. I also have no plans to move out anytime soon.

It is certain that Ancrum is a dystopic village, despite the fact that not all of its inhabitants are dystopian.

I arranged for the salvage of our L200 truck this evening and received a response to schedule a collection date. We were deeply disappointed by this development, as we had worked diligently to save for the truck and had also delivered hay and straw to the area. Since we lack the funds to fix the truck, it makes sense to have it broken for parts and recycled.

7th

I used my DJI Neo 2 drone to capture a sunset image of Ancrum.

Since life doesn't matter, lies are everywhere in the village.

6th

Slept in, was exhausted from filming Lindisfarne; cold, cloudy day blowing sideways sleet, so I'm remaining indoors today. Fixed a bluetooth problem with my Osmo Action 5 Pro camera with a no fuss factory reset, easy peasy and no stress.

5th

Lots of problems encoding my Lindisfarne film; then took over three hours to upload, due to the film being 37mins long at 4K resolution.

4th

Made a film about Lindisfarne, historically this island has been cruel to me, so this hot fuzz backdrop was deserving a mild critique from me.

The cruelty they embrace is painted all over their face; just because the cruelty is out of sight, doesn't mean that cruelty is out of mind.