The farmer is a huge custard tart fan-specially pastel de nata and I love baklava so I decided to combine the two in this recipe. Rather than using puff pastry, I brushed melted butter and honey on the filo layers and then poured in the custard when it was cool. It’s a great way … [Read more…]
My last post about the garden was in early spring and I cannot believe how bare it looked back then. We had been in lockdown for around two weeks then and a lot of time has been spent in our growing area since then. More raised beds were added and I planted things in anything … [Read more…]
During the peak of Covid-19 in the UK, the news mainly focussed on farming with headlines about dairy farmers dumping massive quantities of milk, empty supermarket shelves and vegetable crops rotting in fields. While all of these things happened, there are a few areas of British agriculture which thrived and I think they deserve recognition … [Read more…]
As predicted, July on the farm has been mainly abut field work. It’s not been cut and dry though, literally. You need a good dry period with hot sunshine to make hay and the sun, when it does make an appearance, doesn’t seem to be very hot. Nevertheless, hay and haylage has been made and … [Read more…]
Of all of the children, it is the youngest who has never had much to do with babies-mainly because he is our baby. He always shows an interest in them though so when Baby Born by Zapf Creations got in touch to offer us a BABY born Soft Touch Brother, I couldn’t say no. With … [Read more…]
Another month of lockdown at the farm and we are still all happy, I think. I seem to have taken more photos of the boys this month. My daughter prefers a quiet life sometimes away from her rowdy brothers and she has had a couple of settling days in school to prepare her for her … [Read more…]
We are always on the look out for new books about life on a farm. Not only does finding a topic that children like encourage reading for themselves, it also helps them to empathise with the characters. Skutterskelfe Farm is written by Kelly Taylor and illustrated by Mike Bastin. Skutterskelfe Farm is a series … [Read more…]
If you’re looking for a fun and wholesome game for all the family to enjoy, then look no further than The Good Life. Using your own little wheelbarrow to navigate the board, each player moves around collecting fruit, vegetables and livestock with the winner being the one who fills both their garden and their allotment … [Read more…]
Wow what a month on the farm. If you remember in the May Farm Life, I said we had finished lambing and I was very pleased with my one Ryeland lamb. Well, nature has a habit of surprising you and imagine how surprised I was when the farmer beckoned me to the front field one … [Read more…]
Another month at home on the farm and the siblings are still, mostly, having a great time together. A lot of warm sunny weather has helped and we have taken the dogs for walks, been on nature trails and set up little play areas on the grass or in the front field. The warm weather … [Read more…]
