I have tried to make cakes for my children’s birthdays since they were born. My most epic one was a princess castle when my eldest was two. She also had a Hello Kitty cake which looked more like a Moomin than a cat but, as she was only one, she didn’t even notice. Oh the … [Read more…]
Our children’s birthdays are very close together so I feel like for eight weeks of the year, we live and breathe birthdays. With the farmer’s in the middle of this too, I have been thinking about 5 tips I can give you for farm-themed birthday parties. Some of them might sound obvious or strange but … [Read more…]
The festive season in the rural areas. It is such a unique and magical experience. Unique because there is no other place like it. Here are ten ways you know it’s Christmas in the countryside. 1. Farmers become the most popular people in the community. It is only they and their tractors who can dig … [Read more…]
Most farming families love anything to do with farming. Especially novelty items that directly relate to whichever type of farming they do. If I ever see a sheep ornament for the Christmas tree, I snap it up and this year, I have decided to take the hard work out of it for you and show … [Read more…]
Oh toddlers. A breed to themselves. Funny little creatures who have themselves at the centre of the universe. At two, G was a placid little thing and, when I had baby number 3, I did think to myself that maybe we had bypassed the terrible twos completely. Top marks for my own hopefulness. As the … [Read more…]
So you want to meet a farmer? Well good luck with that. I have been with my farmer for over ten years now, married for half of that time and I have been asked quite a bit how we met. I think people think there should have been some really farm story-you know, my car … [Read more…]
Living where we do and doing what we do means my children are easy to buy for. Be it farming toys, warm clothes, even outdoor toys are always a winner. Books about farming however are my all time favourite. If I see a book about a tractor or a farm, I have to get it. … [Read more…]
When Baby G turned one I had such a creative celebration in my head but, with one thing and another, it never really materialised. His show-stopping farm themed cake will have to wait for his second birthday but, despite my lack of creativity making loads of things, what I did do seemed quite effective. I … [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…]
