Forget generic looking, shop-bought plant pots, if you have access to a farm yard, there is a plethora of thing and implements you can use to plant thing in. I recently wrote a whole post on repurposing old tyres so obviously they will be on the list but from old toilets to sinks, anything is … [Read more…]
This month’s siblings post sees the end of the summer holidays and the beginning of the school year. We still made use of our National Trust Membership by visiting Dunham Massey for a lovely day and we were joined there by my parents which was lovely. A lot of the remaining summer saw the farmer … [Read more…]
Sheep books are life for the children of sheep farmers but there are many children out there who like sheep too so I thought I would share our favourites. Pete the Sheep by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley is set in Australia and is the tale of Sean the shearer who, instead of … [Read more…]
Babies can be so expensive. I know, having had three. According to the Cost of a Child report, created by the Child Poverty Action Group, the basic cost of raising a child over 18 years is around £75,147 for a couple and £101,883 for a single parent. Thankfully, I saved most of the expensive items … [Read more…]
I am sure you know now that my husband and I are very spontaneous We hardly ever plan anything. Things usually just happen around here and, while we are a lethal combination together (especially where animals buying is concerned) it does work and we do laugh about it. Over the summer holidays, I took the … [Read more…]
If you want to know about teaching, you would go and ask a teacher so if you want to know about farming, a farmer should be your first port of call to see what really happens. As sheep farmers ourselves, I think it is important to tell people what we do. I asked a group … [Read more…]
We always have lamb in our freezer. Well, almost always. There’s nothing like cooking a joint of lamb for dinner and knowing you at least saw it happy in its life. The problem is, for cuts like leg and shoulder, there can often be a lot of left overs. Rather than treat the dogs to … [Read more…]
There are definitely some confusion around when it comes to sheep and lamb. I thought I would try and dispel some of these myths for you and try and help you understand why sheep farming can be so rewarding and why eating lamb is not a bad thing. 1. The best time to eat lamb … [Read more…]
It’s all very well me harping on to you all about eating more British lamb for the sake of farming but what do you actually do with it when you get it? Well, I asked a group of bloggers to tell you what they do with it and the results will have you salivating at … [Read more…]
I usually always write about our sheep farming year around this time because it coincides with Love Lamb Week at the start of September but I haven’t written an update since 2017 so I thought I would fill you in. The last year for us as sheep farmers has been good because the lambs have … [Read more…]
