Find about our life on the farm
We love picnics at the farm. There is something about eating al fresco that is exciting-even for me so the children absolutely love it. We don’t let a little thing like autumn or winter get in the way of our picnics though. We make sure we pack a plastic-backed picnic blanket to ensure there are…
After reading the Yorkshire Shepherdess’s two books, it seems I have developed a new love of reading about the lives of other women in farming. What can I say? It gives me a break from Tudor history-altough I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Three Sisters Three Queens. I digress. I saw that Farmer’s Weekly columnist,…
It seems the whole blogosphere has gone pumpkin patch mad. Similar to the hundreds of lavendar field Instagram photos you see over the summer, it seems parent bloggers love a back drop for photos. I usually use the farm myself, cringing at the thought of people trampling over other farmer’s crops-I can just imagine what…
I suppose on the face of it, the life of a farm cat doesn’t seem very charmed. They are out in all weathers fighting for survival. Not our farm cats. We do have quite a few but they all have their own territories and we love them all. None more so than Rocher. We have…
Autumn is in full swing. The leaves are falling and the weather has turned crisp. It is one of my favourite times of the year-especially on the farm. Here are my top five reasons I love Autumn on the farm. 1.It is our quietest time of the year. Not cold enough to worry about animals…
There are many things to think about when visiting a farm. Obviously safety is paramount, what with all the machiner around. This week, a photo popped up on my Facebook of Boo sitting at our breakfast bar having her first breakfast at the farm. We have lived here four years now so I thought it…
Both children love sheep. How lucky is that? Boo can often be found in her pyjamas and wellies talking to the ‘sheeps’ (rams) and chickens in the front field near the house. While G says maaaaaaaa whenever he sees a sheep. Unlike other toddlers who say baa for sheep, G, quite rightly says maaaaaaa which…
The problem with trying to explain to other people what it’s like to be part of a farming family is that there are so many typed of farming that I could tell you about a year in our life but it would be totally different to say an arable or a dairy farmer. Much like…
I think you all know me well enough by now that I find it very difficult to say no to new animals. So when Baby Born got in touch to see if we could give Sunny and Baby, her foal a home, I just couldn’t say no. They arrived in a lovely (horse) box and…
There is no denying that kids are messy. From baby sick and poonamis in the early days to the colourful joys of weaning and beyond, I honestly think most parents have their work cut out for them when it comes to stain removal. At our house, there is the added joy of the farm-think mud,…
