Professional Bee Mover
So last Wednesday at 7pm I found myself rocking up at a house in a nearby village to collect a swarm living in two old supers. Obviously as I am […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Two-cheese, two tomato tart
The need for quick dinners is paramount around here as we get to the end of August. I have been meaning to post about this tart for a while, but […]
Self Delusion
I have been deluding myself. The last few times I have been to the doctors, I have told them I am pretty active. “I have a smallholding and dogs, I […]
We have Ducklings
We have ducklings again – just in time for our friends to snuggle. Unfortunately only 6 hatched – although about 12-3 of the eggs were fertile and developed. I think, […]
Human Sheepdogs
Do you remember I might have mentioned the human sheepdog pack? Well they wrote a little song about being a human sheepdog and here it is. Although they left today […]
Living the Dream
At this time of year people on the campsite often remark to us that we are “living the dream”. Now don’t get me wrong, we are certainly “living our dream” […]
Cheese-making
After my slightly disastrous earlier attempts at making cheese from Iggy Pop’s milk I have decided it is time to move beyond simply making ice-cream and yoghurt and to jump […]
Weaned Piglets
We weaned the piglets. We got them used to coming and eating food in a hurdle square and then one day during egg collection we shut the entrance and opened […]
Every Day
I have been swimming every day for the past week. After our big swim adventure I kind of fell out of the habit of swimming. Every day I was too […]
Hidden Garden
I have a secret garden, down by the side of the house. Come through the gate and I will show you …… It is after the gooseberry patch and hidden […]
