So the last time I showed pictures of the pigs they were pretty titchy, not so much now… To give a little context those troughs that the pigs are happily snuffling in were too big for them just two months ago, they actually had to climb in for the first week. They really are growing apace and we have a good few more months of their company before they are big enough for slaughter. And they really are great company,…
What can I tell you about bees? Well I know more than I used to, but I also know that it’ll never be enough; they are complicated creatures with whims of their own, all we can hope for is to keep up. I also know that bees don’t come easy, oh no indeed. If you want bees you are going to have to work, you’re going to have to plan, you are going to have to call people many months…
OK people. It’s been forever since I wrote, so I’m merging two posts into one monstrously long one. You may need a comfort break around the paragraph about druidic rituals. Stretch your legs, that kind of thing. So, here goes: Anyone that knows me will attest that I’m not a man to say no to something free. Especially when the freebie is 30 laying chickens, delivered in the back of a truck no questions asked and they’re able to pay…
Monday of this week was a bank holiday here in Canadaland and my how the sun shone! It was a blistering day and we took full advantage of Nana and Grandad’s last day to get out and about. We headed into town to explore the fun fair, it was Neirin’s first fun fair outing but he took to it like a pro. Mummy and Daddy managed to suck up the horror of the prices and enjoy instead their offspring’s abundant…
Last week my sister, mother-in-law and I took a trip to one of Canada’s most famous cities, Montreal. I was excited to get out of province and see somewhere new; with a farm to run, a house to tend and a family to feed getting out and about can be tricky. But with the help of Stephen and his Dad who took care of the boys, we were able to have a whole to day dedicated to outward bound fun….
On Saturday last I was sitting on the sofa enjoying a phone conversation with my Dad and a sit down after a 5 hour cleaning spree. I was alone in the house as Stephen had taken the boys off for a hardware store shop and I’d opted to stay at home and finish cleaning the house in preparation for my in-laws arriving in a few days. When the garage door banged I assumed it was one of the kids but…
On my morning walk about today I noticed two defining factors, everything is dripping wet and turning green. Wherever I look there seems to be a carpet of emerald, bowed down by diamond jewels of moisture. Today the air was heavy with humidity, the crisp breezes of April have died away (though the showers seem to be hanging around) while May is beginning to ripen into a lush carpet of soft grass and warm air. As I squelched through the…
Two weeks ago we took delivery of a very special box. Why so special? Well it made peeping noises for a start! Carefully we drove home, the box held firmly on Huwyl’s lap, rushing our precious cargo to safety. 30 Barred Plymouth Rock baby chicks were swiftly installed in their cosy digs, a small animal cage with a heat lamp for extra warmth. Baby chicks need to be kept very cosy for the first weeks of their lives as they…