If two words could sum up July on the farm it would be field work. It has dominated most of the month and the old adage, make hay while the sun shines has been ringing in all of our ears. “Where’s Daddy?” “He’s in the field making hay.” This was asked and answered every 20…
We are in the last days of term at the farm and I think we are all looking forward to a slower pace of life with no school buses or nursery runs. The siblings have got along famously this month. Both boys enjoy greeting their sister off the school bus but the baby usually sleeps…
I think the summer months can put a lot of people off a roast dinner. I suppose it seems like Sunday lunch is a comfort food for colder days and the thought of slaving over the oven on a hot day is almost too much to bare. With a few simple tweaks though, you can…
I was recently commissioned by Mobility Plus to give my thoughts on Interior Design for accessible bathrooms. The term disability covers a huge range of conditions and abilities. Some disabilities are silent in so much as you can’t tell a person has a disability where as some people it is more noticable. The other thing…
Old tyres are plentiful at the farm and I am always looking for ways to reuse them. I’ve had quite a few planters out of old tyres and the children love making little habitats for their critters in them. I thought I would make a list to prove how versatile an old tyre actually is…
There seems to be something in the media every week telling us Sunday Lunch-that British institution is on the decline. Statistics seem to show that Brits are shunning the roast in favour of a fast food fix, eating out or cooking a smaller roasting joint mid week. People’s working patterns are more erratic and for…
We’ve gone all high-tech at the farm and now have a television with apps on it. I know. It was all going great with the endless (and ad-free) Netflix then I discovered YouTube which was great for the children but it resulted in the farmer realising he could watch baling videos at any time of…
I haven’t done a recipe post for ages and these little eggy bites are something I just cobbled together because our hens are laying so much. I wanted a fridge snack that the children can help themselves to, are sugar free and are packed with protein for that all important energy. The options are endless…
I always joke that ridiculous things happen to me. Sometimes they wouldn’t take up enough words to write a whole blog post. Sometimes they are not interesting enough. I also joke that the farmer won’t let me drive the trailer because he worries what I would come back with. The truth however is that until…
There is something about Sunday mornings at the farm. They just seem a bit slower than any other day-in a good way. We sometimes keep our pyjamas on longer and I usually don’t blow-dry my hair when I have a shower. This particular Sunday, the farmer wasn’t around. He was getting the hay bales in…