Over the Christmas period, I had a look over some of my old blog posts. It actually made for interesting reading, for me. Remembering activities I had forgotten we did and seeing how our lives and the farm has changed. One post that stuck in my head though was my post: My Life as a…
Seeing as I haven’t got long left with this pregnancy, I am going weekly with my updates. I have had another antenatal appointment and the baby has moved from being transverse to being head down which, on the face of it is good. I saw my consultant and, following on from last week’s scan, where…
Last year I wrote an animal inventory and I thought it would be fun to carry on the tradition. I had thought not much had changed until I read last year’s post and it seems we have been very busy on the animal front while there has also been some deaths. The three farm…
There is something about having something personalised. As a gift it definitely looks like you have gone the extra mile. Even personalising something for yourself is a lovely idea. We all have pet names for our friends and family members so having that emblazoned on a top or jacket would be lovely. Clothes2Order got…
After reading the Yorkshire Shepherdess’s two books, it seems I have developed a new love of reading about the lives of other women in farming. What can I say? It gives me a break from Tudor history-altough I have just finished Philippa Gregory’s Three Sisters Three Queens. I digress. I saw that Farmer’s Weekly columnist,…
I haven’t written about my chickens for a while so I thought I’d update you. I had the five from Boo’s school-one cockerel (Adam) and the four hens; a pekin and two silkies. Then the trio of white Pekins I got from the livestock auction and the five ex-battery hens. I hatched seven of my…
I told you briefly, yesterday about Operation Goat. My covert campaign to Hubster to allow me to get some goats. It worked but, I feel like I should share my success so you all may benefit from my undercover ways. So this is five ways to get your partner to say yes to goats*. 1.If…
The last couple of months, I have launched a little campaign with Hubster. Known in undercover circles as Operation Goat. He was not convinced. Then our trip to the Cheshire Show happened and I think he was surprised how small they were. So Operation Goat stepped up a gear. I sent him picture messages of…
Ten years ago today, a 26 year old woman was off sick from work after a minor back operation. After a week of staying in, she had a severe case of cabin fever so, when her work mate visited her one Saturday evening, the pair decided to head into her local village for a couple…
I have been somewhat late to the Amanda Owen party. I only finished her last book at the end of March, but I am glad in a way because I didn’t have long to wait for her next one. Following on from her best seller, The Yorkshire Shepherdess, A year in the Life of the…