With Spring hurtling towards us, there is plenty to do to get ready for sowing and growing. The ground has been pretty much frozen for a whi...

It's International Hug Day and the rest of the family are really getting into it! It's also the start of Energy Saving Week, th...

Sunday 27th May 2018 With Sue's rapidly expanding apiary, I spent some of the morning knocking up some new brood frames and a new b...

Saturday 13th January 2018 Sheep stuff I was rudely awoken by Sue with the news that the three ewe lambs had pushed through the electric f...

Yesterday was just about perfect. It started with two swallows chattering in the stables. These two birds spent the day air-dancing over...

2nd May The broad beans are up and doing well, well enough indeed to take the netting off and finally be able to access all the weeds wh...

 Asparagus takes centre stage, even over our own fresh duck eggs and home-made ham.  Two years ago I planted some 30 asparagus cro...