At times, you may feel as though work is piling up around you and that you just don’t have time to deal with everything. If this sounds like you then you have nothing to worry about, you are not alone and so many people go through it from time to time. It doesn’t matter whether … [Read more…]
I am still learning about being married to a farmer. I still make mistakes. Mistakes I didn’t even know were mistakes until I felt the wrath of the farmer. It can be as simple as opening a gate too quickly or not quickly enough. Living on a knife edge is par for the course but … [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…]
We don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day down on the farm. We find it a bit commercial and needless. When you love someone, you show your love in a variety of ways, not just with big gestures. I am not against others celebrating though, I just thought I’d come up with 5 gestures to let your … [Read more…]
I’ve been meaning to write about my winter wedding theme for ages. We got married between Christmas and New Year so it was still Christmassy. The tree was still up in the hotel where we had the reception. I wanted a snowy theme-whites, silver and pale blue. There were no florists open near me … [Read more…]
It’s Valentine’s Day. Did you wake up to breakfast in bed? A dozen red roses? Or maybe a diamond…. I woke up to the usual routine I’m afraid. I told hubster that it was Valentine’s day earlier in the week. There would be no point being upset today if he had forgotten. I am afraid … [Read more…]
So Facebook is ten and everyone has the opportunity to make a video of their time on the social media site. I admit it. I cried. I joined in 2007 and so many things have happened since then. I’d just met my (now) husband. There’s been highs and lows. I must admit I’m not one … [Read more…]
A lot of people ask me what it’s like to be a farmer’s wife. It is a very different life to what I was used to before. I can’t speak for all farmer’s wives as I suppose everyone is different but I thought I’d explain what happens in our world. My husband gets up and … [Read more…]
