I was in the car recently with my mum and she looked out of the window and remarked that another farmer had made those “big boulder things of grass.” I said: “Do you mean bales, mum?” She did. This made me laugh. There is always some kind of meme going round social media about people…
Horses have a very special place in our hearts. While I don’t ride myself (although it is on my 40 before 40 list), I would love for my children to and what better opportunity is there than living on a farm with a livery yard. My eldest is a bit frightened of them but George,…
Farming is a wonderful life but we don’t get to go on holiday as often as we would like to. I don’t dream about beach holidays as much as I used to because I don’t think having three children-two of them energetic under threes lends itself to hours on a sunning with a cocktail in…
I love country clothing for both me and the children but, being a busy mum, with little ones who hate physically going shopping, to find an online store which sells everything I need is always a bonus. Equestrian Co stock everything you need for a country lifestyle, from the most rugged and hard wearing clothing…
We love being outside. The younger two especially start climbing the walls (literally) if they are indoors too much. Obviously living on a farm helps but I think once the fresh air has entered the souls of children, it is hard to get out and, to be honest, I don’t think I would want to….
It seems like an age since we were sat in our secret woods for last month’s sibling post. The long, hot sunny days have seemed endless and the relationships are blossoming between my three at the moment. They have all enjoyed the paddling pool although the baby has had his fair share of dunking, largely…
With three children, we have been through our fair share of trikes and scooters. From the plastic to the novelty, we have tried them all. Except for Micro Scooter. We were recently sent a Micro Scooter Trike for the baby so I am sharing what we think about it. When the farmer saw the box,…
I have had a bit of a renaissance lately, the long hours of sunlight means at this time of year we really do get a glut of eggs. There are only so many boiled eggs a family of five can eat (quite a lot actually) so I have been flicking through my recipe books and…
What’s better than a new toy tractor? Why, a new toy tractor with a bale lifter, bales and a collection of animals. This Massey Ferguson Tractor Set is what my biggest boy was met with one morning when he came home from nursery. It’s a Massey, obviously. After all, if it ‘aint red, leave it…
Long hot days, hay and straw flying everywhere and flies. It can only be summer on the farm. This year marks my sixth year on the farm but we were here a lot for the year previously because we were renovating our side of the house so seven, really. There are things that only happen…