I have sat down to write a post many times over the past few months but as soon as I have begun to reflect on the previous months my heart fills with sadness for the loss of our oldest dogs Rosie and Toby. I want to write about both of them individually and do them both justice but the loss is still too palpable. I will [...]
The beginning of March saw high winds (50 mph+) and dropping temperatures. Although we did not experienced temperatures as low as the cold snap of early December 2017, the freeze at the beginning of Spring coupled with high winds meant below sub zero temperatures for over a week. No running water for six days was not as detrimental to our smallholding with only two cattle [...]
October was a very busy month getting ready for the arrival of 20 rescued hens, followed by visits from family and the felling of the old beech trees in front of the stables and rotten sycamore in front of what would become our log store. One of the stables was converted into a hen house, using chicken wire and concrete blocks to prevent unwanted guests with [...]
