hay making

Farm Life, July 2020

Farm Life, July 2020

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…

Siblings, June 2020

Siblings, June 2020

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…

Hay Making Cake
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Hay Making Cake

Across the country (weather permitting), hay and silage is being made and crops are being harvested. All this hard work adds up to very hungry workers. It’s school holidays too so there are even more mouths to feed. I have heard of a special sheep shearing cake which I have been researching but I thought…