Grass cutting the old way

To save a bit of time on the mowing we decided this year to leave a couple of areas and let the grass grow long. The goats field and the area around the old bread oven down by the stream. With hindsight this was most probably a mistake. We now have waist high grass, too long for the mower and using a strimmer is hard work because you are always cutting grass you have already cut. So, with my medieval hat on from yesterday I went and bought a snath for a scythe blade today to try out. It's not easy, but with a bit more practise and technique it should prove useful. The one good side effect is that we now should have a supply of hay for the goat in the winter. After the yesterdays medieval fete Hugh just had to have a sword. A bit of plywood, a bandsaw and a sander, and a few minutes later, one very happy four year old.