Tag: cows
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Revving up

My last helper has arrived, she came after dark last night. Her name is Jessica. It was quite funny really as it was the first time in ages that I have had to turn the lights on in the kitchen and dining area. It was so DIM. Do we really go to bed with the…
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Chook Steps

Mr Pink fascinates me, she has come out of her creep and is the gentlest little chicken I have ever known. And now that she gets food in her own little hidey hole she is growing very fast. She likes to be stroked and is the perfect chicken for visiting children. Did you see her feet though, she has…
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The Fair

Every year our little local town, a small town with a big heart, hosts a local fair. The Fair has been going on for more than 160 years now. The side shows are deliciously gaudy and the food is inedible on the street, but that is what it is all about and there is a whole hall filled…
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Helpers

Yesterday John’s little nephew arrived just after the milking, so Berit and I loaded the hay on the hay rack and they sat on it as I drove the tractor, pulling the hay rack, all the way to the old barn. Everyone needs a ride on the hay. It is actually a peaceful exercise chugging slowly through the landscape.…
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My new Drink

One of the oldest members of the Fellowship- Katherine and Greg at Rufus’s often put up the most glorious drinks on their blog. Plus they are wee bit partial to a glass of champers- darlink. So this one is for them. My new favourite drink is Champagne and Honey Mead. Lots of champagne -a little bit…

