Find about our life on the farm
It’s the first day of Spring today and I could not be more pleased. There is something about Spring which just brings hope and promise. I am just hoping that this year promises to be drier than last for both the sake of the farm and the children. Here are my top five ways you…
There are times in our lives when it is fitting to record firsts. First words, first steps, first day of school. We had another first this weekend and, for a little farm boy it was a moment. This weekend, Baby G wore wellies for the first time. I had bought him some George Pig wellies…
The Edible Garden Show returns to its roots alongside the fantastic lifestyle event ‘Good Life Live’ and I’ve got a pairs of tickets up for grabs. After two successful years in London, organisers are taking the award-winning three-day annual show back to Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 11-13 March. Perfectly timed for the start of…
I love animals. Always have. If you had told me when I was younger though, that I would be a farmer’s wife, I don’t think I would have believed you. It is a different way of life, farming. Far different from anything I ever imagined. Not least because unlike other couples, we live together and…
Quad bikes are an important tool for anyone responsible for land management. They help with carrying out farm work, with low maintenance plus manoeuvrability and high speeds. But what are the features you should look out for in agricultural quad bikes? Here are five tips from to help you pick the best model for your…
As a farmer’s wife, you would thing I had see enough animals (never) and the last place I would visit would be a petting farm. As a parent though, when it’s raining and your friend rings you, inviting you to a dry petting farm, you go-if only to tire your children out. We have been…
This Winter seems to be dragging on much longer than usual and it is still only February. We don’t mind it cold and crisp but it seems to have been raining for weeks and the wind has made it impossible to get out as much as we would like to. It can be windy everywhere…
We are in the deep, dark depths of winter on the farm and my, do we know it. I have therefore come up with five reasons you know it’s winter here. 1.My hands look like I am a bricklayer. They are so cracked and sore. Having animals and children means I wash my hands all…
If you follow me on Facebook, last Monday I announced something very exciting had happened but I couldn’t tell you yet. Someone messaged me thinking I was pregnant again but no, apart from the dipstick in this story, I am not pregnant. Then yesterday, you may have seen on social media that we got a…
I thought it might be a fun thing to do an animal inventory. Not an official one of course, I don’t think DEFRA are too bothered about my bunny village but, as a blogger (rather than a farmer’s wife), I do tend to shield my readers from the coal-face of animal keeping. We have had…