Category: Friesland Farm
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Fox attacks, a bit of baking & Xmas pud thumbs up.
Monday 19th November eek the year is coming to an end! This morning, again, is much chillier than last week, but the sun is shinning so hopefully it won’t feel too cold outside. Half the ducks from the orchard keep getting out and going off into the other duck pen so I have decided they…
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Daffodils planted ✔️ trees planted ✔️ and a bucket of twigs.
Monday November 12th: A pleasant November morning, sunshine, not too cold, a little bit of mist hanging low over the fields. John did the animals and birds and I did a bit of early morning tidying up, we had coffee then he went off to work and I sat down to order some lightbulbs for…
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A week to reflect and remember
Monday November 5th: Remember remember the 5th of November gunpowder treason and plot We see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. And why not, it’s a very good excuse for a big bonfire and some amazing pyrotechnics, soup and hot dogs 😀 Years ago we used to do ‘penny for the Guy’…
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Winters here ❄️ Samhain & a disappointing sweet potato haul.
Monday 29th October: Winter arrived with a bang this weekend and this morning it’s cold with a widespread hard frost brrrr. We were up early of course because the body clock doesn’t fall back along with the digital ones 😜 We have the usual ‘well it’s really an hour later’ conversations during the first few…
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Organising, fruit bread fail & hibernation time.
Sunday evening: We had a young lad come up and get some muck for his Mums roses on his old tractor which promptly broke down ☹️ but he sorted it out and got it going again, I think it’s fabulous to see a youngster working with old machinery otherwise it will be a skill that…
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Two days on ice, an irritated Jay & moving day.
Monday 15th October: The year seems to be racing past now! Yesterday afternoon while just straightening cushions on the sofa my back twinged and now I am suffering with lower back pain, ffs does it never end 😝 It’s not massively painful, I can move but it’s a constant nagging even when I have taken…
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Power failure, all kinds of weather and a milk delivery.
Monday 8th October: It was eventful from the off! Before Johns van even disappeared from view down the drive, we lost power, no electric, so I check the main fuse board, nope not our electric at fault, next find the phone that plugs into the phone line because we have the handsets that are powered…
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Autumn jobs, Autumn food & Autumn weather, must be Autumn 🍂
Monday 1st October 🎃 I made a batch of tomato soup last night ready for my lunch today, it simmered slowly on the Rayburn hob, lovely. I got thinking about the green tomatoes and looking at something a bit different, enchilada sauce seems like a good way to go, not that we eat enchiladas but…
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Hygge, Hops and a Hedgehog 🦔
Monday 24th September: The Autumn equinox has occurred, the end of the light time of the year and the beginning of the dark time is upon us. Time to reflect and look back at what has worked, what hasn’t and a time to look forward and think about what to do next year. A time…
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Back from holibobs, back to work & and thieving little s***s 😡
Wednesday 19th Sept: This is the first chance I have had to write anything, as you can imagine it’s been pretty full on since we got back from our holiday. We had a splendid time, mostly spent relaxing, some acupuncture and massage and lots of eating, drinking and talking. The farm has been in the…
