We Just Found Out Our Garden Was a Toilet for 140 Years… So We Dug This!
140 years of sewage straight into the garden — and we only just found out. No soakaway. Just an ancient septic tank and raw waste soaking into the Highland soil. So we fixed it… the hard way. Subscribe for weekly vlogs — DIY, croft chaos, dogs, bees, and big holes: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/foxesafloat . In this episode: We tackle a rural DIY sewage soakaway installation — completely by hand, with no digger, and a lot of questionable decision-making. Shaun digs like a hero w
A Predator Killed Our Last Chickens – This Time, We’re Ready!
A predator killed our last flock of chickens, but this time, we’re prepared. In today’s vlog, we make our final improvements to our chicken coop and run ready for our 20 new hens. We'll take you with us to pick them up, show you how we clip their wings for safety and introduce them to their brand-new predator-proof home here on the Croft. We’ve reinforced the coop, upgraded the run, and taken extra precautions after losing our last flock to a pine marten. This video is all ab
Back Where We Belong? Returning to Narrowboat Life?
We’re BACK by the canals – and it feels like home all over again! After two years of living aboard Silver Fox, our beloved narrowboat, we’ve made a special trip to Liverpool to revisit the workshops, catch up with old friends, and see the latest in narrowboat life. But here’s the big question: Are we ready to return to the water? Could we live on a narrowboat again, or has our life in the stunning Highlands stolen our hearts for good? This video is all about reflecting on our
