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The last few weeks.....

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The last couple of weeks have flown by on Ramsey. Nia and I took time off in July for some holiday time and also took part in an RSPB lead heathland management course in Anglesey. Thank you to Greg and our wonderful volunteers for covering for us during that time.  Abermawr at sunset on the 13th August  © Alys Perry. There have been quite a few relatively big jobs taking place on the island over the past few weeks including re-painting the Farmhouse. The Farmhouse gets repainted every 10 years and it was definitely in need of a fresh lick of paint. So Derek focused on the higher sections whilst we and the volunteers did the lower walls.  Nia, Griff and I painting the farmhouse on the 30th of June  ©  Alys Perry. Katie and Renata finishing painting the Eastern walls of the Farmhouse on the 30th of June  ©  Alys Perry. The septic tank at the Farmhouse also needed some work, with new walls and pipes being put in. This involved Derek using the island JCB to dig out the sections of soil to