I’ve met some lovely farmers through my blog.None more so than the Muddy Mum who has read my blog for a long time and regularly is my first port of advice for anything farm related and, to be honest children and life related. Unfortunately she lives at the other end of the country to me … [Read more…]
Think you could cut it as a farmer’s wife? Here are my 10 ways to survive being married to one. 1. Cook. The way to a man’s heart may well be through his stomach and this can never be better highlighted than with a farmer. Beans on toast just will not cut it. Ever. Meat … [Read more…]
Emma Watkin lives on a 100 acre farm with her husband in Suffolk. She met her husband Tobias through a dating website as neither of them were into going out clubbing. While Emma did not grow up on a farm herself, both of her grandparents are from a farming family so they were very pleased … [Read more…]
I remember my pregnancies felt like a long, long time bit nothing can compare to the wait for the goat to give birth. At around five months gestation, it seemed like time stood still-despite her giving birth three days before her official due date. I had hoped I would see it happen and was planning … [Read more…]
I am not one to keep secrets from my husband. I don’t think it promotes trusting relationships to omit the truth from your other half. When it comes to animals in general and obtaining animals in particular, there are things he just doesn’t need to know about. So my latest confession is this: I have … [Read more…]
When you live on the farm, the farm is never far away. I know that probably sounds obvious but, for the children, even when the are in the house, there are tractors driving fast the window, chickens escaping into the garden or the drive and sheep bleating if the windows are open in summer. We … [Read more…]
It’s a new year and that means it’s time to look at the newest options on the market for 2018 rifles and shotguns. If you’re a landowner or earn a living from your farm or ranch, then you should consider expanding your firearm arsenal to cover all potential needs. Before buying a new gun, be sure … [Read more…]
Another year on the farm and this year has seen some big changes on the animal front. As I read last year’s animal inventory, it surprised me just how much our animal numbers have changed over the year. http://farmerswifeandmummy.com/our-animal-inventory-2016/ Rocher and the Ginger Tom still live in the little out house next to the house. … [Read more…]
At the end of last December, I wrote a post looking back at my most popular blog posts of 2016. I have decided to write on again this year, because sometimes it brings up a few surprises-ones I wouldn’t usually expect to do as well as they did. My most popular post, by far was … [Read more…]
Christmas on the farm is a magical time but one of hard work too. Just because it is Christmas and most other people get the day off, farmers and their families go about their daily business as usual. The animals have to be fed. If it is cold, pipes have to be thawed. Mucking out … [Read more…]
