I hear lots of parents say they won’t get a pet for their child until they understand the work and commitment that goes into becoming a pet owner. I understand. The parents are probably trying to teach their children something and don’t want to be lumbered caring for said pet themselves. It is different here….
I suppose on the face of it, the life of a farm cat doesn’t seem very charmed. They are out in all weathers fighting for survival. Not our farm cats. We do have quite a few but they all have their own territories and we love them all. None more so than Rocher. We have…
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…
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…
The last time I wrote a gardening post was back in April. In those two to three months, there has been a veritable explosion in my tubs. Little seedlings have sprouted and gone mad. The weather has helped. Wet, warm, wet, warm. We have had some disasters. The netting didn’t always keep the pests away….
So following on from my last entry about Harringtons, the natural choice in pet food, I received some exciting news. Whether the lovely people at Harringtons loved the review or they just felt sorry for the many, many animal mouths we have to feed, a second delivery of pet food arrived. This time for the…
Living on a farm, we have a LOT of animals. From the livestock to our long list of pets, we are always buying animal feed. So when the lovely people at Harringtons, the natural choice, offered me the chance to review some dog food, I jumped at the chance. My first tester was Rosie our…
