Things I have learned

Acclimatising to living in a tent on a farm has been a learning process. So far I have learned:

• Dogs and chickens will never be friends.
• Petrol is very dangerous (to be fair I knew this before but it is at the front of my mind these days)
• Chopping wood with a small axe is all in the hips.
• Plastic bags should not be left where they can blow onto a hot stove.
• I need to write a blog entry on cooking very soon.
• Thursday is Radio 4's best night.
• Always know where your head-torch is.
• Boot fairs are full of junk that is not worth selling on ebay.
• Toilet tents are rubbish.
• Always shit at work. It is the ultimate expression of ones capitalist instincts and is warmer than a farm.
• Cushions are brilliant.
• Rivers are very cold in England, no matter how sunny you may think it is.
• You can never buy enough tea lights.
• There are a infinite uses for a log.
• TLB is one of the most fantastic women in the world.
• Owls compensate for their lack of serenading talent with enthusiasm.
• Even the most minor burns can take over a week to heal.
• The pleasure of a bath should never be underestimated.