Dolly’s Puppies.

Dolly’s Puppies.

On the 20th of November 2022, our Dolly had her pups. 8 of them.   This is Diesel. The daddy of Dolly’s puppies. Photo taken on the 2nd November 2022. Photo Taken 14th November 2022. I’ve been making a “Whelping Box” for Dolly to have her puppies in.   Just three days to go.   The bed is ready. Just need to get her used to going in it.   She prefers to sleep with me. In my bed, she…

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Rebuilding Fluffle-Valve

Rebuilding Fluffle-Valve

So on October 7th, 2022, I collected a Brand New Chassis for the Land Rover 109 Truck Cab Pick Up that is affectionally known as “Fluffle-Valve”. . . For about the last 15 years, I have been year upon year, welding the chassis up. I have now got to the stage where I’m welding plates of metal on the plates that I welded years ago. There is very little of the original chassis left to weld to.

Big Shed, Little Shed.

Big Shed, Little Shed.

So, today, 26th November 2021, I took delivery of a BIG Shed. It’s not a massive thing, but if 20′ x 12′ is not big, it’s big to me. It has a partition inside to give me a separate storage space. A separate door on the outside for access to the storage section and a double door for the main section. I’m planning on fitting a sink and some good heating, but, for starters, I need some electricity in there….

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I’ve been Camping.

I’ve been Camping.

We’re slowly getting back to some sort of normal after the Lockdown. I’m back at work now and have been for the past two weeks.  On the 17th July, I went up to Edale. Camping in the 9×9 Command Post Tent right in the middle of the Peak District. A few of us went to a place called Waterside Farm Camping Site and very nice it was too. Met up with a few old and new friends. Chickens running loose…

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Hello world!

Hello world!

  Welcome to the world of the Fluffle-Valve Express Built and realised to the public in August 1972 Here, you can follow the adventures of this Series 3 Land Rover   I’m starting this website during the Coronavirus Lockdown, so as we all can’t go anywhere, the Series 3 has been sat idle. It’s not moved for a couple of months because we are all, or at least most of us are, staying at home like the government has told…

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