Lambing is in full swing at the farm and, as I was sitting on my own one night as the children slept and the farmer saw to the new arrivals, I got thinking about lambing. It can go on for six to eight weeks which, on the face of it, doesn’t seem too bad. When … [Read more…]
Another season and another change on the farm. The rams have gone off romancing the ladies. We sent the new Suffolk rams off earlier which I said would be a good idea. Until they had already gone and started and I remembered about a certain #farmbaby2017 being due three weeks before. Oops. They had a … [Read more…]
It’s British Lamb Week and I told you yesterday about the kind of things that are planned for the week. While every day is different on the farm-one of the reasons why I love it, we do stick to an annual routine. While most people would start the year in January, I thought I would … [Read more…]
Autumn is the perfect time of year to enjoy lamb, with an abundance of home produced meat available following a long summer grazing the lush pastures of Great Britain. To celebrate everything that’s good about this tasty Lamb, the UK’s Sheep farmers have gathered together to launch Love Lamb Week! Starting today, September 1st to … [Read more…]
So one day this week, Hubster asked if the children and I fancied a road trip. It was only to Tarporley, a town about 30 miles away but it was to look at some rams. Many sheep farmers buy new rams at this time of year, ready for tupping which takes place between September and … [Read more…]
After reading the Amanda Owen book, A Year In the Life of a Yorkshire Shepherdess, I have been thinking about how every day is different in farming let alone months or years. I do acknowledge that to share every detail of every day might get a bit tedious but I have decided to share with … [Read more…]
I love this time of year on the farm. The air is filled with excitement and adrenalin when we are lambing. Expectation and the sounds of newborn lambs bleating fills the air. If you follow me on social media, you won’t have failed to notice we are lambing. Since my last post, after reading … [Read more…]
Lambing has started and we are all excited (for now) about it. There is a period of about two weeks before it begins when we are all on high alert. Sometimes worrying about it. Sometimes excited about it but it is just nervousness, waiting for it to happen. Here are my five ways you know … [Read more…]
After our Botched Christmas photo shoot, I almost didn’t even bother with Easter. Thankfully I did because my goodness, I got some crackers (pardon the pun). I particularly like this one above-look at G’s hand on the chick. Boo’s school hatched some eggs and I propelled myself forward to rehome them (I am sure I … [Read more…]
I’m suffering from a serious case of book hang over. I love books but, what with the children, the farm and the blog, my book repertoire is more The Magic Porridge Pot and Biff, Chip and Kipper than then top ten best sellers. In fact I haven’t managed to read a whole book myself since … [Read more…]
