Tag: rain
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Dizzy, another storm & getting my stores in.
Monday 6th December: Today was a bit of a write off, I went out and did the morning rounds but started feeling a bit dizzy and nauseous halfway round, that feeling didn’t leave me all day and so apart from the absolute basics I didn’t do anything except sit or lie down. I was hoping…
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Half term antics, a wedding & Samhain 😁😁😁
It is Wednesday and I realise I have not written a single thing for the blog! The main reason for that is that I have had other things on my mind and plenty to do that is not Smallholding related. Tomorrow is Charlotte and Maccas wedding day 🥰 and so as you can imagine I…
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Autumn is here, getting my stores in & preparing for Winter.
Monday 27th September 2021: Autumn made itself known this morning, we have had sunshine and warm temperatures for a few weeks now but this morning we woke to windy, rainy weather and the temps are a tad lower than they have been. The sun did break through though and most of the day was nice…
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A busy week, harvesting and processing & the reason for the busy week 🥰
Thursday: Yes it’s Thursday before I even realised I hadn’t written a single thing for the blog 🤣 Thats because I ha e been so busy I haven’t even had time to think about it at all. Most of the early week was wall to wall blue sky and it was pretty hot so that…
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Banana squash, cucumber ice cubes & more flowers 💐
Monday 9th August 2021: It’s lunchtime and I have just sat down for a little rest after bombing around this morning trying g to get all kinds of things done. Picked 7 cucumbers 🙄 about the same amount of courgettes and some blueberries before going on to tidy a few things up. I did a…
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Funny weather, lots of picking and slugfest in the greenhouse.
Monday 2nd August 2021: It is actually Wednesday morning as I type this, I have missed a couple of days due to external matters that needed my time. On those days I have done only the necessary basics here, feeding and watering animals, picking and sorting veg and household bits so there was not much…
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Rain, struggling & two new friends for Ted 🥰
Monday 26th July 2021: It is noticeably cooler today though we still have had no rain and the sun is out which means I have been watering this morning. We have seen only a drizzle of all the rain that was forecast, I was hoping we would get a lot more but as yet nothing…
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Something different, something new & the return of the cat 😁
Monday 28th June 2021: It is overcast but that’s fine for me, just how I prefer it, overcast but still warm 😂 I did a thing as Jeremy Clarkson would say 😜 I thought I would do a voice memo as I was going round this morning, actually I thought initially it would be for…
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Busy week, some rain at last & fox attack again & again 😢
Monday 14th June 2021: Today we find out if any of the restrictions still in place will be lifted or not, not holding out much hope for a full lift 🙄 Another fine day with the temps set to climb up near 30c, you know what that means for me, early morning, so it’s 8.30pm…
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Spring Bank Holiday 😁 glorious sunsets & the first peas.
Monday 31st May 2021: Bank Holiday Monday, Sam and Luke are coming over today, Luke is helping John with a few things round the farm that he can’t do by himself including taking down the ash tree in the garden next to the greenhouse 🙄 I was going to do a roast but it was…
