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Siblings, July 2021

Siblings, July 2021

I’m a bit late with this month’s Siblings post because I have struggled knowing what day it is. I keep thinking it is the beginning of July not that we are half way through. It’s been another month of sunny days and farm picnics. Hay has been made and we have moved around the various…

Siblings, June 2021

Siblings, June 2021

Summer seems to have finally arrived at the farm and the children have certainly been celebrating and making the most of it. Paddling pools, ice lollies and lots of outdoor playing has been wonderful them (and the drying of washing equally wonderful for me). One of the biggest bits of news this month is our…

Farm Life, July 2020

Farm Life, July 2020

As predicted, July on the farm has been mainly abut field work. It’s not been cut and dry though, literally. You need a good dry period with hot sunshine to make hay and the sun, when it does make an appearance, doesn’t seem to be very hot. Nevertheless, hay and haylage has been made and…

Farm Life, August 2019

Farm Life, August 2019

If July’s life on the farm was all about field work, this month has been more about rain. Despite experiencing the hottest day of the year so far (the mercury hit 37 degrees), storms broke the heatwave and rain moved in for weeks. The duck pond had dried out quite a bit but it has…

Silly Season on the Farm

Silly Season on the Farm

Recently, I wrote a piece about loneliness on the farm in the summer. What is the reason for this loneliness? Silly season. When I worked at the newspaper, most of the summer was traditionally known as silly season-when news is thin on the ground. Mainly because of the break in Parliament but also because other…