Now this is not a usual post for me. I used to write poetry many years ago. I don’t know whether it is night feeds or being a stay at home mum that has tipped me over the edge but I have been thinking about this for a couple of weeks and I just had … [Read more…]
I actually feel lucky to be writing this blog post. I met my idol. Idol is possibly not the right word. I am almost certain the lady I speak of would hate to be called an idol. Icon, possibly. Hero, more likely. Whatever she is, she is greatly admired by me. I first encountered Margaret … [Read more…]
Lorna Sixsmith runs a dairy and beef farm in South East Ireland with her husband Brian James. They have two children (Will and Kate), two dogs (Sam and Lou), numerous farm cats, 120 cows plus fatteners, yearlings and calves. Lorna has been blogging for many years at LornaSixsmith.com and selfpublished her first book in 2013. … [Read more…]
With Valentine’s Day in February, I thought love could be the theme of our Book Nook this month. In true style though, G had other ideas and his favourite title has been 123 Farm by Rod Campbell which has been carried around everywhere. He loves farm books so I think the love theme has been … [Read more…]
Another month of books has passed us by and what brilliant stories we have been reading. All the Christmas books are packed away for another year and, as predicted, both children got some brilliant titles as gifts. Luckily for us, when Boo said she wanted books and a Barbie for Christmas, my lovely blogger friend … [Read more…]
So it’s December and Christmas is so close I can smell it. Although that could well be my scented candles. So this is a special festive book nook with some of our favourite Christmas inspired books. I try to keep Christmas books separate for most of the year so they are exciting when December finally … [Read more…]
I love Christmas books for my children and while Father Christmas and Snowmen firmly have their places in our collection, I also like a few books about the real meaning of Christmas. Boo leans about the Nativity at school and I think it would be unfair to not reflect our faith at home. Lion Children’s … [Read more…]
We love books. My degree is in English Literature and, sleep permitting, I still love good book. It may seem pretentious but for me, passing on a love of books to my children is as important as teaching them to brush their teeth and eat healthily. Thankfully neither of them take much persuading. We have … [Read more…]
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, … [Read more…]
Recently, we got sent a lovely children’s book and I have a confession to make. I read the first chapter to Boo and G at bedtime and it was so good that I whisked it downstairs after bedtime and read the rest in one sitting. You see, The Magical Adventure of Little Alf-The Discovery of … [Read more…]
