Monday 31 August 2009
The first of our heifers calved a couple of days ago and has now joined the herd. This can be a fraught time for all concerned, not least because the heifers are left to their own devices for several years and often revert back to ‘wild’ behaviour. Bringing them into the parlour [...]
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What the Heck?
Posted in farm on 31 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Updating
Posted in family, farm, friends on 4 June 2009 | 6 Comments »
Thursday 4 June 2009
I’ve been told off as apparently my blog is the only way my friends are able to see what I’m up to at the moment and I haven’t updated it recently. So sorry.
Mum is at the hospice and getting worse by the day. The doctors have warned us not to expect too [...]
Busy, busy …
Posted in family, farm, friends, home on 20 May 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday 20 May 2009
On Saturday mum was admitted to hospital for rehydration following a bad week when she was either unable to eat or to keep anything down. Consequently the time since has been spent visiting, co-ordinating visits or trying to fit other things in between so here’s a quick update.
I was kicked in the [...]
Well, there’s something you don’t see everyday!
Posted in Things that cause me amusement, farm on 30 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thursday 30 April 2009
Driving home from dropping Steph off at the bus-stop this morning I did a double-take as I turned into our small lane. There it was, sitting on top of a gate. In all its glory. A peacock! Yes, a fully-grown male with full tail and the whole shimmering feather thing. I didn’t [...]
Irony
Posted in Things that cause me amusement, family, farm on 26 April 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sunday 26 April 2009
Whilst doing a spot of online banking the other day I decided we no longer need paper statements since I keep the accounts as well as I’m able on the computer and check them regularly online. Considering the mere sight of numbers makes my brain stick its fingers in its ears and [...]
Lazy Sunday – I don’t think so!
Posted in family, farm on 19 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sunday 19 April 2009
Daniel has taken an extended weekend since it’s his birthday tomorrow. For some odd reason he wanted the day off! It’s his brother’s birthday too although they were born five years apart so happy birthday to the pair of them tomorrow.
Now the cows are out the work load is reduced and we’re [...]
The Cows Are Out
Posted in family, farm, home, photography on 13 April 2009 | 5 Comments »
Monday 13 April 2009
Since it was such a beautiful day today and the ground has started to dry Gordon decided to let the cows out for the first time. It’s one of those things the whole family try to be present for since the cows’ delight at being outside on the grass usually manifests itself [...]
Watching
Posted in Things that cause me amusement, cats, farm, home on 12 February 2009 | 3 Comments »
Thursday 12 February 2009
I was glancing out the window this afternoon and spotted the perfect photo opportunity. This crow is a regular visitor and quite happy to taunt the cats rather than fly away. It usually appears when I throw meat scraps on to the lawn and I’ve even seen it catch a cat by [...]
Hello
Posted in cross-stitch, family, farm, garden, home, photography on 3 February 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is the back of the house this morning in the snow and sunlight. It looks nice, doesn’t it? This is the first proper snow we’ve had here for years. On the left you can see our ‘pool house’ where the hot tub lives and the fish are under ice on the right. The screening [...]
Misty Mornings
Posted in family, farm, friends, home on 18 January 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sunday 18 January 2009
This is a favourite view of mine, just outside our front door to the left of the house. At one time our nearest neighbours, they with the perpetual bonfire, wanted to buy this field from us to expand their small patch of land and give their animals more room. We were tempted [...]
