I think it is fair to say that farmers are not naturally seen as the most romantic of creatures. With St Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I see the pressure put on couples who might not be inherently at one with professing love in an overt manner. While historically, the day (a religious feast) was…
Have you ever thought “is this my life?” Have you ever imagined you’re lying on your deathbed and looking back wondering “what did I do with my life?” “How many people will be at my funeral, what will I have achieved?” These thoughts were constantly flowing through the mimd of Celia Gaze as she went…
**Contains an image of a fox ravaged duck It’s been a funny old month on the farm. Christmas has been and gone and in terms of farm life, everything carried on as usual. Having the children off school meant any animal feeding had help took three times longer but they do enjoy collecting the eggs,…
I recently wrote a post about how eating sustainably could save the world. It got quite a bit of interest. The problem is though, how do you eat locally and sustainably? It’s all very well people like me saying this is the way forward but some people, quite rightly, are unsure of how to even…
January seems to have become all about Veganuary and it will be followed by Febudairy and whatever else gets thought up next. As a farmer’s wife, I have to back British farming whether it be Lamuary or anything else. If however you are expecting a one-sided post here, you may as well stop reading now….
This is my second year of doing a New Year goals list. Last year, I made seven goals and I achieved five of them. I did not lose 40 pounds and my sweat peas died. Rather than focus on the negative though, I learnt to crochet and have made countless granny squares. I started a…
When I write a blog post, I always hope it will be popular, that people will read it, enjoy reading it and possibly share it with their friends. However, if there is one thing I have learnt from writing a blog is that I never know if a post will be popular until I’ve sat…
With just a few weeks left of 2019 and Christmas in the middle of it, I felt like now was a good time to share with you the books I have read this year. Last year, I set myself a target of 12 books and managed 13. I raise the bar to 14 for 2019…
Another month and a whole year of farm life. December has brought a definite chill but still with the ever present addition of rain. The grass has stopped growing and the mud is as muddy as ever so natural forage is almost non existent. We moved the Ryeland sheep into another field which I filmed…
We love farm books and we love Christmas books so finding titles that are Christmassy and farm related is a massive bonus. I like to put Christmas books away in January so that they are fresh for the next year but some of these titles stay out all year because they are so loved. 1….
