Farming inspired clothing with an Easer twist you say? How can I say no? The problem arises however with my love of twinning. I need unisex-ish clothing which comes in a wide spectrum of sizes. I have found it a struggle this year. The boys come under the same size bracket but I have found … [Read more…]
I love to bake. Since having the third farm baby though, my baking has slowed down somewhat. I just don’t feel like I have the time. I have often wished for a kitchen gadget that takes the time and effort out of baking and I am pleased to report that I have found it. The … [Read more…]
As you can imagine, living on a sheep farm, anything sheep is a big hit here. Many farms have finished lambing now but there are still others, like ours where the lambs have either just started or are just about to-just in time for Easter. For that reason, I have come up with these no-bake … [Read more…]
Every month, before I sit down to write my siblings post, I look back at the last one. Not just to see the photos I took and used but to see what we did last month. I actually thought not much had happened in the last month but I was wrong. In the last month, … [Read more…]
I’ve been collecting Easter and spring decorations for years now. I am sure I was one of the first people here to indulge my spring fantasies with an Easter tree over ten years ago. To be honest, the tree is not a luscious as some of the others available now but I love it nonetheless … [Read more…]
If you don’t keep chickens and have never kept chickens, you have probably never heard of chicken maths. I had never heard of chicken maths or chicken math as our American friends call it, before I kept hens myself. To be honest, it is not something you learn. Just the act of keeping chickens automatically … [Read more…]
The Beast from the East may have taken its freezing temperatures and left but there are still thousands of people sleeping rough throughout the UK-through rain, wind and shine. This Spring, a homeless charity and Liverpool Cathedral have joined forces to raise money and awareness for the city’s homeless and give people the opportunity to … [Read more…]
Jeni Parsons lives on a farm in West Camarthenshire with her husband, Rob. Jeni’s is an interesting story as she came late to the farming world after re-marrying, taking early retirement and buy-in 11 acres and a derelict clom (mud) house in West Wales to begin Smallholding. Neither of them had farmed before though they … [Read more…]
Our children’s birthdays are very close together so I feel like for eight weeks of the year, we live and breathe birthdays. With the farmer’s in the middle of this too, I have been thinking about 5 tips I can give you for farm-themed birthday parties. Some of them might sound obvious or strange but … [Read more…]
Most mums have little time for themselves. I know I am not alone. I can count on one hand the amount of times the farmer and I have been out alone since having children and Boo is the only one to have ever stayed at anyone else’s house. Since the boys came along, none of … [Read more…]
