Find about our life on the farm
Imagine the scene. You have three children who all love playing with farm toys but you find it so hard to find everything they want in one place One wants toy animals, one tractors and the third loves all things horse. As a busy mum, time is precious so rather than have to keep going … [Read more…]
One of the most important parts of a wedding is the cake. Years ago, wedding cakes were always fruit and traditionally, some couples kept the top tier to be used as a christening cake for their first child. Nowadays, the world is your oyster when it comes to flavours. Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, cakes can be … [Read more…]
Where there is livestock, there’s dead stock. Most farmers and there families are familiar with this saying. For other people though, it can come as a shock that animals die. I can’t actually believe this but it is true. Sheep in particular have some kind of inbred gene that just makes them want to die. … [Read more…]
I’ve been wanting new animals for ages. My petting area resembles Noah’s Ark with two of everything. Well, four goats actually but who is counting? I was hoping for alpacas or donkeys so obviously I went out one day and got two piglets. I didn’t really think about it (always the best way if you … [Read more…]
Recently, I wrote a piece about loneliness on the farm in the summerloneliness on the farm in the summer. What is the reason for this loneliness? Silly season. When I worked at the newspaper, most of the summer was traditionally known as silly season-when news is thin on the ground. Mainly because of the break … [Read more…]
We have just returned from our annual trip to the Royal Cheshire Show. As usual, it didn’t disappoint. I visited last year on my own with the two boys because the farmer was hay making but this year, he was able to join us which was lovely. It felt weird being just four of us. … [Read more…]
Summer is here and the weather seems to be playing ball so far. What better excuse do you need for getting out in the big outdoors and experience the countryside? I have come up with ten things you can do in the countryside this year. I don’t want the ideas to be used solely for … [Read more…]
I can’t remember the first time I came across Lorna Sixsmith. It was a long time ago though and, while we are unfortunately yet to meet in person, through the beauty of social media, we have been friends ever since. Lorna is a farmer, farmer’s wife, blogger, author and social media consultant. She is the … [Read more…]
I love our life. We are lucky in so many ways and I am so grateful that my children get to live an outdoors life and have so much space to explore every day. For the sake of other farmer’s wives though I felt I had to write this post. This time of year is … [Read more…]
When we got married, I didn’t go totally farm-themed for the celebrations. I think if we got married again, I would definitely choose more farm inspired things to decorate our day. Our tables were named after cow breeds as, at the time, my husband farmed beef. The top table was Aberdeen Angus. I suppose if … [Read more…]
