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Monthly Archives: November 2014

Daisy Dog working the new Jacobs

November 28, 2014by Claire 6 Comments

On Wednesday late afternoon/early evening we went to collect for more Jacob ewes.The lady we got them from was fantastic. She has been a shepherd for 30 years and had […]

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Animals, Dogs

Cabbage, Cheese, and Bread Stew: a tale of success and another epic fail

November 26, 2014by Claire 7 Comments

I know there have been a lot of recipes here and not much in the way of the smallholding or garden – my excuse is that I have been working […]

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Cheddar and Mustard Loaf and Braised Borlotti Beans

November 24, 2014by Claire 1 Comment

A few days ago I wanted to make some bread – so yet again I skipped ahead in The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking and I made […]

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gardening, recipes

Savoury Digestive Biscuits

November 23, 2014by Claire Leave a comment

Last weekend Shirley, our friend and neighbour invited us for dinner. I decided to make some savoury digestive biscuits to take along as a gift – recipe three from The […]

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Autumn on the smallholding

November 21, 2014by Claire Leave a comment

The camp site is empty and the smallholding is all autumnal.  The colours and light are beautiful, but it is also very very wet – luckily for us and the […]

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Animals, Campsite

The Jacob Ram has arrived

November 20, 2014by Claire 4 Comments

On Monday evening we went to collect a Jacob ram that we are borrowing from a friend. He is a handsome fellow and was apparently very successful last year so […]

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Animals, shepherding

Why you shouldn’t kill sheep while making bread

November 17, 2014by Claire 9 Comments

Well despite saying that I was going to work my way through The Great British Bake Off book in order (see here), after only two recipes I had to skip […]

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Animals, recipes

Old phones and Instagram

November 16, 2014by Claire Leave a comment

James got a new phone and gave me his old one – I didn’t want it as I don’t like phones. He told me it took pictures and then I […]

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Animals, Campsite, Dogs, gardening

Faggots and Caul

November 15, 2014by Claire Leave a comment

I was very tired the day I sorted out the offally bits from the last pig we had killed. I thought the bag was just full of lungs, trachea, skin […]

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Animals, Dogs, recipes

Home-made Pancetta

November 13, 2014by Claire 2 Comments

The pancetta sat in its cure for about a week. See here for details on the cure that I used. I then took it out, washed and dried it before […]

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