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00:05well it's September it feels like September it feels back-end-y it has been a decent summer the
00:13children will remind me that they've swum every single day but then again they are kind of rather
00:18hardened to it so nothing really puts them off beautiful well it started raining and so we've
00:32we've all come inside the little ones have turned up so we just have a bit of a mess around
00:46really
00:46yeah letting the little imaginations run wild right well next thing I want to know is which
00:53is your bedroom would you say it on your own you for would you well I don't believe you'd be
01:00you'll
01:01be on your phone soon dad come and get me in flight in I'm excited to use the bathrooms because
01:11it's
01:12different to our bathrooms also it'll probably smell better come on show me where the kitchen
01:22it's Clive's birthday soon he's 70 years old he really will not like me mentioning that
01:32so we're not big into the birthdays but of course it is a special day I don't know how Clive
01:39feels
01:39sometimes he says he's feeling his age and other times he's just sprightly as oh so he'll get his
01:44cake I think he'll probably put in a request for his favorite tea but yeah the kids enjoy it we
01:52need
01:52to look at the garden so are we to put a garden back there yeah and what you're gonna grow
01:58Yorkshire
01:59puddings so we'll have a plot of Yorkshire puddings there yeah yeah yeah and gravy and some gravy
02:06gravy fountain yeah
02:53yeah it's all going on although it doesn't feel very wintry today it's all preparations for winter
02:59you know you know that's what's happening that's what's happening well well done girls
03:07you're working together like a right team this is a good Saturday things are happening
03:26we've got all this stuff for Bonnie yeah yeah it's a busy time for us now you see oh hang
03:32on what's
03:33that I made this for Bonnie and we've had a couple of newborns so that has been quite exciting tie
03:40it
03:40around here yeah that is so cool if you just make that I painted it that is so cute but
03:51a cup has
03:51carved so I've got my milk cow back and we also had joy she carved as well which is called
03:58Bonnie
04:00Bonnie hey mama Bonnie let's massage her give her a brush on her head
04:09funny shaped head because she's premature oh yeah she's premature she's just come a bit before her time
04:16aren't she Bonnie has been a little bit of work we've needed to sort of administer a bit of TLC
04:23to her
04:25I mean most of the animals basically are hands-off but occasionally you have ones that you need to put
04:33more into that's a great lesson for the kids you know they know that there are animals that are
04:40depending on them so yeah they've developed a bit of a bond she's like one of them dogs that have
04:54like really floppy ears her mum's got milk her mum's got milk it's just she might need topping up and
05:03a
05:03bit of help to get on because well I've seen her get on no the thing is because she's a
05:09bit of far
05:09her time she maybe hasn't come quite into her milk properly yet oh you want to lean on me again
05:16you okay you're sleepy with an animal that's born early you can definitely have milk issues so she's
05:26very lethargic we also have somebody else who's carved what's a cup and what is book up so therefore
05:37we have spare milk for this little one it's kind of we're kind of like the robin hood of
05:42cows of cows steal from the rich to give to the poor
05:48come on bring your stuff come on let's go all right bye Bonnie bye-bye come on he's very cute
06:19David what you up to David good job you're doing David gathering all this stuff up there's all
06:26kinds of things been here for years
06:31well we'll be back here auntie John's with Reuben and Sonny and Kappa one of the remaining big jobs
06:41is a septic tank Richard put all the the drains in down the side of the house and out into
06:47the field
06:47put that in where it needs to be so then it goes along the pipes and then into a septic
06:55tank
06:57septic tank needs to go in for the plumbing all to be connected and and for the toilets and
07:01everything so that's today's plan really so we just need to be a hundred percent sure where this
07:07is all going to fit and how it's going to fit what's your plan there that's the prevailing wind
07:14yeah and there is a little bit of smell comes off them so the further away from the house we
07:19can get
07:19the better right well if that'll do let's do it
07:41we're sitting the pipe in now then we're going to get some pea gravel and build the pipe up to
07:47level
07:47so then we've got the perfect amount of fall
07:57angle's looking good plenty of fall once upon the time used to ask me how I would do things in
08:03the but no he's not he's not doing need to ask me anymore he knows he knows far more than
08:08me
08:13for building regulations it needs gravel around it so there's no chance of anything punching it
08:18just levels up around the pipe and then you know the pipe no bows in it and it's also like
08:24a drain in
08:37you know it's a first the last people that lived at anne john's certainly having the septic tank
08:44things were very basic and they emptied their things by hand with a shovel and a bucket and wonderful
08:51bathrooms that people take so for granted the people that auntie john's they didn't have them
08:56luxuries I don't suppose it was the favorite job anything but but um yeah it was just another job on
09:03the list
09:062.3 wide what do you need to be 1.8 wide there's plenty wide
09:15and it needs to be spun if you can
09:20start lowering it
09:27spot on there
09:30spot on there
09:32spot on
09:33oh well the last bit hopefully it fits
09:38there is a massive modern element to it which is coming into play now
09:44the house is very much like it was but with wonderful new bits added to it just to make
09:51it so much pleasanter to live than it would be back in his day
10:03right that's a job well done pipes are all connected just need a bit of gravel in there
10:08need a hand out
10:09go on then
10:10there we go that went really well sonny
10:37how are you feeling
10:39you all right
10:41I know exactly how it feels to have a UTI
10:45it is terrible
10:47I know but you should be feeling better now
10:50it's one of those things women get afflicted by them
10:58you're still not right
10:59you are still not right
11:03we've got Bonnie here
11:04the little white calf that was premature
11:07you see this isn't normal she should be absolutely flipping
11:12legging it across the field
11:17it is important particularly with a calf like Bonnie that you do keep going with her
11:22but it's looking at an animal and saying there's something not right there
11:26so I think we should take her up the building and we'll get her an injection
11:32you're not a vet but you just know there's some off you read the signs
11:37you've got these sorts of like ideas in your head as to common ailments and what to do about it
11:47there you are
11:50thank you that's absolutely fab
11:52can you get her in the head trapper
11:54think she'll come
11:57get her head stuck in there while I go get a needle
11:59yeah
12:05that's it
12:06wonderful
12:07can I have that please
12:09that's really good well done
12:12move your bags
12:14she's just right she's just off
12:16as you would feel if we've got an infection
12:18so
12:20she carved the alley she had Bonnie a bit too soon
12:23so whether she had the infection
12:25and that caused her to have a premature calf
12:29or whether she had a premature calf
12:32and that caused the infection we don't know
12:34to be quite honest with you it doesn't really matter
12:35does it climb
12:36it just needs to be fixed
12:38thank you very much
12:39yes exactly
12:41it just needs to be fixed
12:46yeah
12:47it's hard
12:47okay
12:49right
12:50I've given her an injection
12:52of penicillin from the bats
12:53and I'm hoping
12:54that the infection clears up
12:55and she feels a bit brighter
12:56here we go
12:59okay
13:00she's coming out
13:02good
13:08over the next few days
13:10we're watching out very much for Bonnie
13:12and then hopefully
13:13there'll be none the worse
13:14of the experience
13:15go on take them down
13:16to some nice green grass
13:19hopefully we'll see some improvement
13:21come on
13:21tell them
13:51I'm gonna
13:56Today, it's a bit of an off day weather-wise,
13:59but actually it's quite an exciting day
14:01because we're getting the underfloor heating going today.
14:06Hiya!
14:07Are you all right?
14:07Well, apart from it raining...
14:14So I've finally got my three plumbers headed up by Henry
14:18and they're very busy, busy.
14:22Where do you want the water?
14:23We're going in through the underfloor manifold, I think.
14:27Bearing in mind that I don't know what an underfloor manifold actually is.
14:34Underfloor heating, I knew nothing about it.
14:36It never had anything to do with it.
14:37In fact, I've got to admit, I find it all a bit weird, actually.
14:41Actually treading on a flagstone that's warm
14:43still doesn't seem quite right to me.
14:45But there you go.
14:46It's the way forward, apparently.
14:48Let's put the pump inside and see what he thinks.
14:51He's a plumber.
14:51He's going to know how to do this, isn't he?
14:58In March, all this pipework was put in under the flags.
15:03We've got heating systems, we've got boilers,
15:07we've got pressurised tanks.
15:09A whole load of things that I don't really know how to work.
15:12So that obviously goes into whatever we're pumping.
15:16So that must go in the water.
15:17Yeah.
15:19That has to be on the back of the tractor.
15:23So typically you would fill the heating system up from a valve
15:26connected to the water main,
15:28but because we're waiting on the sign-off to get the new water main in,
15:31we don't actually have water connected to the property yet.
15:34So for now, just to get everything up and running,
15:37to get the house warm and dried out,
15:38we're using the water Amanda's brought up from the farm,
15:42and then we're having to use a pump to pump it through.
15:46So we're just working out how to do this, OK?
15:49Are you all right, Henry?
15:50Yeah, good, thanks.
15:52How's your mum?
15:53I feel like I know your mum.
15:55Yeah, she's good.
15:57I need that house drying out because it's well damp.
16:02The water, the spring, is right at the top of the moor,
16:06about a mile that way.
16:08All we need to do is put a pipe in between.
16:11There's going to be lots of water pressure and it'll be fantastic,
16:13but unfortunately, as is often the case with these things,
16:17you need the bit of paper.
16:21Once I have the bit of paper,
16:23the actual permanent, proper water supply can go in.
16:29There's quite a lot of potential for things to go a bit wrong.
16:38I'm sorry about the brown water.
16:40I don't think it's actually got bits in it.
16:42Just that tinge to it.
16:47We're not used to the dirty water.
16:49You're in the countryside now, you know, cowboy country.
16:53It's really good water, but it just is that colour.
16:58It's also with the weather conditions
17:00and also the fact of the geology of the area.
17:03Of course, there's a lot of peat, a lot of mineral deposits.
17:10Is the water coming out?
17:12It's pumping.
17:14Yeah?
17:18Joe!
17:19Hello?
17:20Start doing yours.
17:21It's already at one bar.
17:23Yeah, I'm doing it now.
17:24It's draining.
17:25Stop!
17:26Stop!
17:31Happy commerce.
17:34So this is a moment of truth, right?
17:36Yep.
17:36Just turn it on and if it comes on, we're all good.
17:41There we go.
17:42Wow.
17:43Easy as that.
17:44That's absolutely great.
17:45I really appreciate...
17:47Not a problem.
17:48...whatever it is that you've actually done.
17:52This is quite a significant moment.
17:55This is the beginning of it actually being warm in there
17:58and to start the house drying out.
18:05And then in maybe about a month's time, we'll be able to start on the timber work.
18:10So yeah, it's all another step.
18:35I'm going to grab some soapy water.
18:42There.
18:43There.
18:45There.
18:48There.
18:48Hey, I'm going to go.
18:49What are you on there?
18:49I'm making a horn for Dad's birthday, and I'm just going to clean it first, so it looks
18:55like nice.
18:56So it's Dad's 70th birthday, I think.
18:59I thought he was 61, but he's actually 70.
19:03He doesn't want anything, but we're still going to get him some.
19:06Yeah.
19:07So I'm getting a horn, because he likes sheep, so this will make him happy.
19:12He's not really into birthdays.
19:14Even though Dad isn't into birthdays, we still celebrate his.
19:21I think I know where Dad would put this.
19:24See, over the fire, on top of the fire, there's a little stand.
19:32I think he likes yellow, because he, like, puts yellow on sheep.
19:39That'll do, yeah, man.
19:41That'll do, yeah?
19:44My favourite room is when, like, we go out on the moors and feed the sheep when it's
19:48cold and frosty on the mornings.
19:50That's really cool.
19:52They're starting to earn the keep, aren't you?
19:56Thank goodness.
19:59When we were at Auntie Jones and looking at the flowers, that was a really good room,
20:03because it was, like, really sunny, and it was just really relaxing and calm.
20:06Just enjoyed it.
20:08Is that an orchid or something?
20:09I think it's a devil's black scabious.
20:13Is that right?
20:15My best memory, we had a pile of wool, and then we went to go and jump in some wool
20:22with Dad.
20:23Go on, get jumping.
20:25Get him out!
20:28Get some of this on the straw, cover it all up, then you just blow on.
20:37You know, I need to get some nice colours for the shooting star.
20:42Well, it actually looked good.
20:46I want to, like, write a little message.
20:48I love you round here.
20:53So, I put wool onto this.
20:55The reason why is so Dad can put his glasses on it.
20:59It's called holding Dad's glasses.
21:29Everybody is growing up at a rate of knots,
21:31and everybody is growing up at a rate of knots,
21:31and everybody is taking on more responsibility.
21:33And as time goes on,
21:35hopefully, we'll maybe take more of a back seat
21:38and hand over a little bit more control to the younger ones.
21:44One of the problems is this, and there's wool stuck in it.
21:50Let's be honest, you know, go back a couple of hundred years,
21:53the children were very much a part of business, I suppose.
21:57You know, because, I mean, nowadays, you know,
22:00I've had people frown at me and say,
22:02oof, you're breeding a workforce.
22:05And I thought about that.
22:07It sunk in, and I thought,
22:08blimmin' heck, am I working these guys too hard?
22:12No, I'm not, is the answer.
22:14My kids have their tasks and their chores to do,
22:17and it's all for the greater good,
22:19it's all for the bigger picture.
22:21It's not a game, in other words.
22:23But imagine if you can take a joy and a pleasure
22:26in doing something that actually is of use.
22:30That takes it to a whole different level, doesn't it?
22:35Come on, get that spray out.
22:46So, a couple of years ago,
22:48Clive bought two spotty sheep for the children,
22:52Koko and Chanel,
22:54and slowly been breeding up.
22:57And it's got to the point now,
22:59we need a bit of new blood into the flock.
23:09So, we've come to Craig's,
23:12who lives not so far away from us,
23:14so I'm here with the children,
23:16and they've come to have a little look
23:17to see whether there's anything takes their fancy.
23:22Hi, Craig!
23:24Hi, Amanda!
23:24And this is...
23:25This is Luca.
23:26Luca!
23:26And this is Anis, and this is Clem.
23:28We've come to look at some spotty's, haven't we?
23:30Yeah, we've got some spotty's for you.
23:31Why aren't you using your tups?
23:33Because they're related to one.
23:35Yeah, so you're going to need a new one.
23:36Yeah.
23:37OK.
23:38Let's see what we can do.
23:41Let's see what we've got.
23:42How many did you say there's in here?
23:43Five in here.
23:45Five.
23:45There's two shearlings, three tup lambs.
23:48I really like that one.
23:49You like that one?
23:50I like the darker ones.
23:52It'll just be interesting to see
23:54whether they can come to any sort of agreement
23:55as to which lambs they like.
23:58Yeah, you can get in there with them.
24:01I hear a tup.
24:03By, well, might buy a tup.
24:06We are.
24:06We are.
24:07We might.
24:07We are.
24:09Might if it's a good tup.
24:12We prefer the darker ones,
24:14the ones with more black,
24:15than the ones with more white.
24:16Some are good white.
24:18The back ends are pretty, yeah.
24:19Who wants to look at his teeth and check?
24:22Who's looking at which end?
24:24This is important stuff, isn't it?
24:27We've discussed all the way down
24:29as to what credentials a tup must have
24:33and we've got a checklist.
24:36Basically, a sheep is only as good as its teeth.
24:38In other words, if it can eat,
24:39it's not going to thrive if it can't eat
24:41and also that's a genetic trait
24:43that it will pass on if it has a bad mouth.
24:45And, of course, testicles.
24:47Well, it's a bit obvious, really, isn't it?
24:50I feel they're just sat back in, aren't they?
24:52Yeah.
24:53Both in the same position as, like...
24:55Yeah.
24:56Right.
24:57I like the other one better.
24:59Which one?
25:00Where is he?
25:01That one?
25:01Yeah.
25:02I like that one.
25:03This one's a bit more lively.
25:05This one's not as, like...
25:07The wool's a bit more...
25:08Is it...
25:09What's the wool like?
25:10It's a bit, like, thicker.
25:12This lighter-coloured one,
25:13our flock name is Pendragon,
25:15so then every year you have to have a name
25:18beginning with a letter of the alphabet,
25:20and that year it was H,
25:21so that's Pendragon Hungry Hippo,
25:23and that's Pendragon Hard Man.
25:26You like that one, don't you?
25:27I like that one.
25:28I like the colour.
25:31Yeah, and he's got good teeth as well as...
25:34I... Yeah, he's really good.
25:36How much do you want?
25:38Ooh.
25:39That's always the difficult bit, isn't it?
25:41Come on, name your price, Craigie.
25:44How much do you want?
25:47I would like, for a sheiling,
25:49ideally, something like £400.
25:54Negotiations, that made me laugh so much,
25:56because I knew that they'd sold one lamb for £150
25:59and one for £160,
26:00and they'd spent £10.
26:02So, basically, I knew that their budget was £300.
26:05£300.
26:06Ooh.
26:11And we'll take £350.
26:13That sounds like a good plan.
26:16Thank you very much.
26:19Perfect!
26:20You've got yourself a Hungry Hippo.
26:23A Hungry Hippo.
26:26I was waiting for Craig to maybe try and meet them somewhere
26:29about the middle,
26:30but Clemmie suggested it,
26:32so that was quite funny.
26:35So, goodbye.
26:36So, we got a sheep.
26:37Yeah, and it was very good.
26:39Yeah.
26:39I like the sheep.
26:41I like the sheep.
26:43His name is...
26:44Was it, like, Pilgrim?
26:46Pilgrim...
26:47No, it was Hungry Hippo.
26:48Hungry Hippo something.
26:50And then Arthur...
26:52Yeah.
26:53Yeah.
26:53Okay, you're bad.
26:54So, are you happy with that?
26:56Yeah.
26:57OK, right, so, do you want...
26:58I'll give you...
26:59I'll take a picture of you so you can show Dad.
27:01Oh, look at that.
27:06I'm so proud of them.
27:07It's the conversation.
27:08It's the wheeler dealing.
27:10It's what Reuben does.
27:12It's what Sydney does.
27:13It is a really great skill to actually have.
27:17They're doing business,
27:18and sometimes business goes well,
27:21and sometimes it doesn't.
27:23But, you know, that's the reality of it.
27:26Mum, can we come get it tomorrow?
27:28Yeah, I can't do it.
27:29Leave Craig alone.
27:30Just leave him.
27:31You're hassling him.
27:32Huh?
27:34It's so hard.
27:36We're not going to take him home now,
27:38maybe, like, later in the week or something.
27:41Yeah?
27:42Right, come on, then.
27:43Let's head out, OK?
27:45And we'll be back, won't we?
27:47OK?
27:48Yeah.
27:48Happy with that?
27:49Brilliant.
27:50OK, so that's another job jobbed, OK?
27:53OK?
28:19Well, the old track up to Auntie John's here is an ancient old thing,
28:23and it comes across a bridge halfway up,
28:25and with all the traffic that's been coming,
28:28and heavy traffic, the bridge has been damaged.
28:30So one of our jobs is now to repair it before it gets beyond repair.
28:35We did a temporary repair so that we could keep coming over the bridge.
28:40I'd say it's got a good hold, though, to be honest.
28:42It doesn't look too bad, does it, really?
28:46But today, we're going to mend it properly,
28:49and just like it always has been,
28:51so the bridge is back in business.
28:55Amazing thing, how they built it when it's stood all that time,
28:59and it's carried much more weight than it was ever.
29:02They would ever dreamt it had to carry.
29:04So it's a credit to them.
29:08How much stone do you think we're going to need?
29:10Well, I'll tell you about stone.
29:11Go on.
29:12You put as much as you think you'll need,
29:15and then double it.
29:17There you have it.
29:19Have you got it, boys?
29:21Yeah.
29:22I'm just going to have a look at it from that side.
29:25Right.
29:27I think I'll have a farmer,
29:28and that will fit in there,
29:30and we'll be able to build it onto it.
29:33Now then, lads, that's perfect.
29:34Just stand there for a few days while I build it.
29:38It will support the arch while we're building it,
29:41and then when the wood is taken away at the end,
29:44the heavier the load upon it,
29:45the tighter it fits and the stronger it becomes.
29:48Whoa.
29:51That's got it.
30:01After Dad wars out this tricky bit
30:03where it's falling away,
30:05he'll have it up in no time.
30:07I need a long one to go like that
30:09because we want to go, like, round in an angle.
30:12Let me just get a bit of clag around that.
30:20I need a rock, like, with an angle.
30:27That's all, isn't it?
30:28We're grand, are we good?
30:29That's bloody grand.
30:30Plenty of more to now on that bugger,
30:33and we're good.
30:34Is that what you want next, fella?
30:36You can have it.
30:37You got him?
30:38Yeah.
30:40These lads, these grand have some strong young fellas,
30:43isn't he?
30:45I like working with them,
30:46and I think they don't mind me too much with them.
30:49And they listen to me, bless them.
30:52That'll be come.
30:53Tremendous, sir.
30:55Tremendous.
30:57It's nice to do this sort of thing with you.
30:59Me and you haven't walled the gap in ages, haven't we?
31:01No, but we have built a few things together, haven't we?
31:03Yeah.
31:06But he's just too, slightly too fat.
31:09He wants to be right in the middle.
31:12That's the bloody stone.
31:14Where is middle?
31:15Can we get away with that?
31:16Yeah.
31:18Got to work to that, then.
31:21It's gone well.
31:23Many hands make light work.
31:25You know, and Ruben here.
31:27He's got an eye to build things.
31:28You know, some people have just got that knack or something.
31:32Yeah, like that's grand.
31:34Here, there.
31:36Here, there.
31:38That's hellish, isn't it?
31:40That's gone up better and quicker than I ever thought it would.
31:44So, yeah, pleased.
31:47And then we'll just put whatever concrete we've got left
31:50through the top of there,
31:51and that'll do it today.
31:54And then we can wall that up tomorrow.
31:58Good.
31:59I'm liking it.
32:24We're just catching up with, well, things that you have to do.
32:27Come on.
32:29Also, it's a good one for the children as well,
32:31because it's kind of like,
32:33you've always got to take the roof with the smooth.
32:35There's a bit of dirty work to do.
32:37And the fact that they're happy doing it, it's good.
32:40It's good.
32:42You're doing a great job.
32:44I've cleaned up this whole stable by myself.
32:48Clammy's just been scooping up the remains.
32:54Let's go check on Bonnie.
32:55Yeah.
33:00There she is.
33:02See, looks a whole lot better.
33:05We had to give her some medicine
33:07because she was born early
33:09because her mum had an illness.
33:12When she was ill,
33:12she was meant to be, like, running around
33:14like normal calves do,
33:15but she would just sat there
33:16and she'd let you come and stroke her.
33:17And she was a lot more smaller
33:19than the other newborn calves.
33:21And to be honest,
33:22she's still a bit smaller than how she should be,
33:25but she's healthy now.
33:36So, I need to clean up all this hay
33:40because it's been here for a while.
33:42And after that,
33:43I'll put it in the mock spread
33:44where all the pooey hay goes.
33:47And then I will get fresh hay
33:49for the stable
33:51for when the horses get into winter
33:53and start needing to stay in stables.
33:57Just to make sure it's really clean.
34:01And this is, like,
34:03the time of the year
34:04where we want our yowls getting in lambs
34:07so we can have some lambs by next year.
34:11That's good.
34:15The thing with Aniston clan,
34:17their dreams are to just be a farmer.
34:20They don't want to go to college.
34:22They just want to live on the farm.
34:25My dream was science.
34:27Which it still is.
34:29And ballet dancing.
34:31So,
34:32I still wanted to be a farmer,
34:35but just,
34:36I couldn't fit in
34:38learning about science
34:39and ballet
34:41and learning how to be a farmer.
34:46Come on, guys!
34:50Hungry Hippo,
34:51well, that's what his old name was.
34:53He came from Craig's
34:54and we renamed him to Hercules
34:56because that's just a cooler name.
34:59Hercules.
35:00He's really, really, really friendly.
35:02But we also have Coco Chanel
35:04and they were the originals that Dad got us.
35:07I'm going to feed her.
35:09I need some food!
35:11Good job.
35:13That'll be enough.
35:16They wanted to buy some new blood in
35:18and they've bought themselves a tub.
35:21I mean, they're very worldly wise
35:23about the breeding process.
35:25There's no sort of room for any embarrassment
35:27when it comes to talking about sexy time.
35:29They know all about it.
35:30They know how it works.
35:32What the...?
35:33When they're born,
35:34they're, like, that big
35:35and they're just so cute
35:36and they're all spotty
35:37and they're just...
35:39I'm going to keep mine in my bed.
35:43Today, the kids are just so enthusiastic
35:46and it rubs off on me
35:48because it's like seeing them
35:50enjoying what we do.
35:52So what could be better, you know?
35:57We're going to have lambs next year.
35:59Yeah, we're looking forward to that one.
36:00And we're really looking forward to it
36:02because that means we have, like,
36:04proper responsibilities
36:05and we just love taking care of them.
36:08It's, like, cool that we have our own as well
36:10and we're building up.
36:12We've got 14.
36:17And then when we're older,
36:19we can take our seat to our own farms.
36:22Yeah.
36:44Wait, let's have a look.
36:45Let's have a look.
36:55I think Dad will really like his present.
37:14Love a cup of tea.
37:17Oh, look, can you show us the cake you've made for Dad?
37:21Yeah, we can add a candle.
37:22What kind of cake is it?
37:24It's a strawberry brouillard.
37:26Ooh.
37:27Dad's favourite.
37:29I've made it before
37:30and Dad really liked it.
37:31So this morning I just made the meringue for it
37:36in a tray
37:37then whipped up some cream
37:39and some jam
37:40and just laid it all together
37:42and then just rolled up like a swiss ball.
37:44It looks really good.
37:46One candle.
37:48You need 70 candles.
37:50Happy birthday.
37:51Happy birthday.
37:52Happy birthday.
37:52Happy birthday.
38:22that we repaired it.
38:24No bridge, no road.
38:26So that's what we've been doing
38:27this last couple of days.
38:31We have a great friend, Pete,
38:33who is an expert on these matters.alu
38:36Bonjour. Good
38:37to see you. Hi.
38:39Come on,
38:39Doug. On how it's
38:39lovely, lovely day. He's coming to
38:43see if the job's
38:46any good or not.
38:47So let's hope it says we've done all right.
38:50We've quite enjoyed it, actually,
38:51because it's something we've never done before,
38:53and we need it inspecting.
38:57Well, if you haven't done it right, you'll have to undo it and do it again.
39:00I mean, you know what I'm bloody right.
39:05What do you think?
39:08You'd try to do it the other way around than I do.
39:11Normally, you put the arching up, and I don't put any keystones in,
39:15and you've got a keystone there, so it's wider at the top and the bottom,
39:18and then get your former in, form your arching,
39:22tap all your stone wedges up, then take your former out,
39:25then you go to the top and flush it over with mortar.
39:28What are you telling us?
39:32I'm just saying you've done it a different way,
39:35and it'll be perfectly OK.
39:39You've got a bit of moss, haven't you?
39:41Another 12 months, you won't know you've been there.
39:44Exactly. No, of course you won't.
39:47It's my birthday today.
39:49Is it now? Bloody years.
39:50And how old are you today, then?
39:52Bloody 70.
39:53Can you believe it?
39:54I think you were 70 years ago.
39:56Oh, well, I'll be...
39:57I'm two years behind you.
39:58You what? Two years behind me?
40:00Yeah. I will.
40:01You're 68 in the bit.
40:02I'm jealous.
40:05Are we off, then?
40:06Yeah, you go.
40:07All right.
40:07OK.
40:26Come on, Clem.
40:28Hello.
40:28How you doing?
40:30Are you good?
40:31Yeah.
40:33Well done, Nicky-noo.
40:34Don't fall, Mum.
40:36Well done, well done, well done.
40:39Here they come.
40:49We're coming to look at the underfloor heating.
40:51These guys haven't seen it yet.
40:53They haven't?
40:53No.
40:54Well, I know there's nothing to see.
40:55It's more something to feel.
40:56I brought some water so you can have a cup of tea if you want.
40:59They can make you a cup of tea.
41:00Come on, then.
41:01Come on, come on, come on.
41:05It is warm.
41:06Wow, it hits you.
41:07There's like a wall of heat.
41:09I'll tell you what, this is nothing short of weird.
41:12I don't think I can ever get used to that.
41:15Put your hand on there.
41:16That is beyond strange.
41:19Yeah.
41:23Now, what's it like, girls?
41:25Can you sleep there?
41:26Yeah.
41:26Can you feel the heat?
41:28I ain't lying down because I couldn't get up again.
41:31There was one time when, number one, there wasn't even any roof on here.
41:36Do you remember?
41:40And also, you couldn't have laid here because something would have dropped on you,
41:44wouldn't that?
41:45Like a slate, I don't know.
41:47Right?
41:47Yeah, good to think back of what it was like, you know, when we started.
41:51Mom?
41:51Yeah?
41:52Too hot.
41:53Oh, for God's sake.
41:54What?
41:55I'm too hot.
41:57Come on, I didn't really want it there.
41:59Come on, shorty.
42:03Tell us about this moisture meter, what you do and how you measure.
42:08Lime plaster needs to be between 2% and 3.5%.
42:15OK.
42:16OK.
42:17Stick those prongs right in.
42:19That's it.
42:202.8.
42:22Hey, that's getting better.
42:238 or 9.
42:242.8 or 9.
42:25That's really good.
42:28Once the plaster is dry, then we can start to think about getting the timber in.
42:32And, of course, floorboards, the infrastructure inside can't happen until we've got rid of the excess moisture.
42:39So, fingers crossed, the underfloor heating does the trick.
42:45I've made him a cup of coffee.
42:47Here you are.
42:48I came.
42:51I've made a
42:5611ata Christmas.
42:58Come, come, come, come.
43:04Come, come.
43:05Oh, come.
43:06Is he the puppy?
43:07Harry� birthday?
43:08Happy birthday.
43:09For you.
43:10Is it for your birthdayÐœish birthday?
43:10For me birthday?
43:11He's my birthday, he.
43:15For me birthday?
43:18Hang on. Oh my goodness. It's a coat and it's another one of them motorbike coats, which I once had
43:26a motorbike coat. It was the best coat I've ever had.
43:29Put it on.
43:30Okay. I know. I know. I know. Out that door now, there's a Harley Davidson, isn't there?
43:37No.
43:38No.
43:39I think Dad really liked his gift.
43:41You look like a motorbiker.
43:42Thank you. Thank you.
43:44I was, like, really, really happy because Dad, he's very hard working, so he deserves some time just spent about
43:50him.
43:51Right, Dad.
43:55And then it's got that and it says, I love you.
43:59I love you, Dad. Well, isn't that lovely?
44:02Well, that needs to stay here, doesn't it, and be an ornament. Do you think?
44:08Do you think?
44:10Look at that.
44:11Dad, this is why it's covered in wrapping. There's lots of it.
44:16Oh, look at this. This is a bit fancy.
44:18But it's an invention. Wait, wait, wait.
44:20What's that?
44:22This goes here, so you can put your glasses on it.
44:26Oh, I put my glasses on it?
44:28Yeah.
44:28Perfect.
44:30I like the idea. There they are. Look at that.
44:34Well, it was lovely of the girls to give me the cheap horns for my birthday.
44:40I'm using them for paperweights.
44:44Everyone needs a paperweight.
44:47And thank you for the coat.
44:48Because I've been saying lately I need a coat, haven't I?
44:54Mum!
45:05I'm very, very fortunate to still be well and still be doing things.
45:09So, no, life's been great.
45:12I definitely feel privileged to have led the life.
45:15Yes, of course, absolutely.
45:19It's such a strange thing, isn't it, to come out of a mining village in South Yorkshire
45:24and to end up here.
45:26And the journey that that has been is, you know, quite remarkable.
45:34I just tipped out into this lot and I loved it and always have.
45:41The most important thing in all of this is the kids.
45:48It would be lovely to think that some of the children would take over
45:51and farm here at Ravensley.
46:00Hello!
46:01It would be lovely if my, I don't know,
46:04great-grandchildren were here in 100 years, wouldn't it?
46:07But whether they will, who knows?
46:16Or was it?
46:25Okay.
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