Find about our life on the farm
I am sure you all know how much I love blogging. It is my therapy. My creative outlet and a way to keep my hand in writing while my children are young. I like to champion the countryside and farming in my writing and all of the amazing people who contribute to making the community … [Read more…]
The beauty of farming is that you are constantly learning. You would probably not be surprised about that. I wasn’t born into farming. However I think it is fair to say that even the farmer still learns something new-if not on a daily basis then on a weekly one. Sheep present with new problems. The … [Read more…]
Great British Beef Week is coming to an end now but the whole point of such awareness weeks is to encourage the general public to get behind the cause, find out about it in the awareness week and then carry on supporting it for the rest of the year. Great British Beef Week is a … [Read more…]
We live in a society where germs, bad weather and dirt are almost a taboo subject. Children do not play outdoors as much as I did when I was a child and the advance in 24-hour children’s TV channels and video games mean it can be a chore rather than fun tog go outside. Play … [Read more…]
With the arrival of a new royal prince, I have been thinking this week about how similar farmers and their families are to the Royal Family. On first glance, I imagine many of you are thinking what? Honestly though, stick with me. Here are 5 ways farming is like royalty. 1. Farming families. Just like … [Read more…]
Working on the farm typically involves some pretty dirty jobs, and with that said, your footwear can take a real beating. If your current work boots are looking a little worse for wear and aren’t exactly cutting it anymore, then chances are it’s time for a new pair. Because there is a lot to consider … [Read more…]
At first glance, babies and farms don’t sound like they marry very well. Thousands of farming families have babies every year though and, if you make your living from farming, you will know that babies just seem to fit into the farming life. If you are feeding pet lambs or calves, what’s another little mouth … [Read more…]
When G was about 15 months old, we had just adopted chicks which had hatched at Boo’s school and I took a load of photographs of them in front of the lambing shed. Most of the pictures were wonderful and I have this one blown up as a massive canvas on my living room wall. … [Read more…]
Lambing is in full swing at the farm and, as I was sitting on my own one night as the children slept and the farmer saw to the new arrivals, I got thinking about lambing. It can go on for six to eight weeks which, on the face of it, doesn’t seem too bad. When … [Read more…]
I didn’t grow up on a farm. In fact, the closest I had ever been to a farm was a school trip when I was about seven. I remember the farmer asking if anyone would like to hold a piglet and I ran at him. I have always loved animals though and I did … [Read more…]
