Tuesday dawned bright and crisp, inviting us out to play in the way only an Autumn day can. Usually we begin our homeschool with a circle, song and a bit of yoga movement. Instead I decided that we would take our circle outside and make the most of the cold, refreshing air. We held hands in the sunshine and sang our morning song, then we took some deep Prana breaths and swung our arms and legs around, our…
This weekend was a Mabon like no other. The equinox brought with it our pig harvest, as well as much goodness from the garden. As we tried to get to grips with how to cure bacon, render fat and store two pigs worth of meat in our freezer, friends came and went sharing the goodness with us. I used this really easy recipe to make pulled pork, it came out beautifully, falling apart and melting in the mouth….
Joining Amanda with a single photo that sums up the week for me, it’s especially nice to remember as today is very cloudy and rainy! Happy Friday!
I know I’m not alone when I say that Autumn is my favourite season, it’s that way for many of us, but I think it might be my children’s favourite too. The scorching heat of summer has passed and they are outside much more, enjoying the fresher breezes and blue skies. The house is flooded with light as the sun drops lower on the horizon, making me feel more energised and alive; the tumbling winds have blown away some of…
Yesterday was a sad day for us on the farm, we said goodbye to our lovely Large Black pigs. They’ve been with us since the spring and, to us, represented a move into ‘real’ farming. Their presence has been a joy from the beginning (ok the first day was a bit rough around the edges) and their absence is notable. While I am overjoyed at the thought of the food they will provide for our family, certainly enough to keep…
One of the lovely things about this past week (and the week to come) is that we’ve been able to share the work we’ve been doing on the farm with some of our friends. A few people requested chickens from us and others are buying pork from our lovely Large Black heritage pigs. Some are sensibly buying both! Last night we had two sets of friends over, one family we’ve known for a long time and the other we’ve just…
Happy Birthday Mama, this one’s for you… Abide with me always. I miss you so.
Phew it’s been busy around these here parts. Busy. Busy as bees. Busy as bees with an overloaded schedule and waaaay to much coffee. That kind of busy. What with harvesting 4 billion tomatoes (official count to date), other garden produce, taking meat birds to slaughter and homeschooling, working, cooking, cleaning etc (ok not that much cleaning) our botties have barely stopped moving. Luckily I still found time in my jam packed schedule to drive out to a thrift store,…
It’s a deal, it’s a steal…it’s the Sale of the fucking Century! A whole side of pork for how much? That’s bloody amazing, I’d like to buy ten. No, shit, make it a round twenty and I’ll throw a party in your name. That’s pretty much the reaction I want when offering our pork, chicken, eggs and honey for sale. And if you’re lucky enough to be invited to buy some, then I expect you to be forever grateful to…
September 4th saw children across the nation heading out of bed earlier than they had for months and boarding the school bus for the big first day. Around here things were a little less formal. I’m filtering our subjects in over the next two weeks, adding something extra each day and building up to what will be our regular schedule for the coming months. There will be ‘days off’ for a myriad of reasons I’m sure, perhaps a trip out,…