Find about our life on the farm
1. Like farmer’s wives, socks are always a winner for farmer’s. My farmer gets so many holes in his socks that he goes through them at an alarming rate. He can never have too many. 2. Hand cream. Again, his hands get chapped as much as mine and gloves are not usually an option as…
Gifts for farm women (and men) can be really difficult. People automatically thing thing like socks, gloves, scarves and other cold weather wear will be a waste of time because everyone will buy them. In my own experience, this is not true at all. Working outdoors makes clothes wear faster. I am not sure why….
Most farming families love anything to do with farming. Especially novelty items that directly relate to whichever type of farming they do. If I ever see a sheep ornament for the Christmas tree, I snap it up and this year, I have decided to take the hard work out of it for you and show…
When was the last time you saw fruit or vegetables with dirt on them in the supermarket? Unless you go to a farm shop, veg comes packaged in cellophane. Mushrooms are in plastic trays with clingfilm on them. Potatoes, carrots, parsnips are all clean. Even cabbages come with a film on them. The truth is…
We have a funny relationship, Hubster and I. We do row sometimes and, if we do, I like to take my revenge. I know, I know but it is only in small ways and it makes me feel better. Especially because I am obviously, always right. Recently he asked me how I choose which eggs…
As it is November now, I can officially mention the ‘C’ word. Who am I kidding? I have been dreaming of Christmas since the end of August and I have winter scented candles all year round. I love looking for quirky country gifts at Christmas-both for myself and for other people and, if that means…
Catherine Baddeley lives in Devon, with her husband Chris, their two young boys Hamish and Digby and Pumba their spaniel. They moved back to Devon, where Catherine grew up, about four years ago after living in Bristol for seven years. Catherine said once she had the children, her priorities changed and she wanted to try…
When G was much smaller, I wrote a blog post called Our 5 Favourite Farm Books for Babies. I stand by all of my choices but, with the baby books being passed on to Baby J, I thought it was time to update our list with books for toddlers. I asked on my blog Facebook…
When I first came across the book, Farmer Christmas, I am not going to lie, I squealed with delight. We love Christmas here at the farm and books too so Christmas-themed books are always a winner. All of the children love farms and tractors. I know the baby is only seven months old but he…
Ever since I was a little girl, I have enjoyed making lists. From Christmas lists out of the Argos catalogue to lists from the Next Directory when I was a teenager-picking out the clothes I wanted for that season. The clothes lists were legendary. I added the prices on and they regularly came to over…
