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…
National Picnic Week runs from June 21st to June 30th and the weather has obviously received the memo. Gone are the torrential down pour and out the sun has come. We love picnics whatever the weather so a sunny day needed no persuasion. I actually laugh to myself that lunch on the floor in the…
We started off the last farm month with promising weather and a first cut of haylage in one field. Considering that this time last year, all hay was safely in the shed, we had high hopes for a repeat. Alas the weather had other ideas and a very wet June has ensued. There have been…
My children have a lot of toys. I have a bit of a problem saying no to them which I know is probably not a good thing but I figure there are worse qualities to have as a parent. Having said that though, they tend to play the most with non-toy items which always makes…
As the parent of two tractor mad little boys, I think the thought of them not being able to take their tractors with them anywhere is unfathomable. Not Without My Tractor, written by Finn-Ole Heinrich and Dita Zipfel and illustrated by Halina Kirchner is therefore right up the street of my empathetic children who were…
There is a four year gap between my daughter and my first son then two years between the boys. Over the last four years, I have been propelled into the once unknown world of boys’ bits, ninjas and their favourite- “bad guys”. My daughter was always a quiet, happy little thing who loved nothing better…
The farm idyl is still something I am striving for. The reality is that farm living is not like the farmhouses you see in magazines and on social media. The boot rooms on Pinterest never show any mud on the floors (or up the walls). There is never any straw in farmhouse kitchen gardens, stray…
May has been a manic month. I didn’t realise how much had happened until I sat down to look at the photos I have taken. It started off with the hilarious tale of picking up Stud Muffin the pygmy goat billy so that he could come and (hopefully) impregnante Chip and Cupcake for autumn goat…
Farm holidays, visiting the country and living like a proper country bumpkin. They are very popular you know. As a former-townie, I thought I would let you into a few secrets for packing for a trip to the farm. I wouldn’t want you making the same mistakes I made. So here is my definitive list….
We love picnics. There is something to be said for relaxing on the floor-totally at one with nature, enjoying a shared meal with family and friends. Since joining the National Trust, we have packed a picnic at most visits and we always troupe off on the farm to eat al fresco. I recently bought an…