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I think winter is already here. GS has chopped sticks all day for GSM’s fire. Doofus loves a walk in the crisp winter air. Unusually the sun was out this morning, so I could take some photos. The weather forecast is a week of rain starting tomorrow, so the horses will come inside, there isContinue reading “Winter is Coming”

Mix 500g white bread flour, 2 teaspoons of salt and 7g yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the center, add 300ml of water and 3 tablespoons of olive oil and knead for 10 minutes. Leave to prove for 1 hour, knock back the dough then leave on the baking parchment for anotherContinue reading “Making Bread”

It was GSS’ birthday during the week, so we had curry for dinner and GSM made a lovely chocolate cake. We put candles and sparklers on it and switched out the lights to get the full effect. Little did we know that the sparklers were actually ordinance left from World War One. Whoa, send forContinue reading “GSS Birthday”

We had to move the Experts’ abode to a more sheltered position which just happens to be right outside the horses’ stables. The horses are having a great time mugging the Experts as they pass by for carrots and apples and Cushy B’s window lets her stare directly in their windows.

Sooooo, GSW has a sore back (and that’s a post for another day) and Expert Forester kindly offered to help her with the horses. Let’s see how he did:-

GS, GSW, EB and EF took the dogs to beach yesterday for some fun.

I’ve been trying to get a photograph of all the butterflies round the farm in September. They seem to know when I’m focussing and fly away. I got a good photo of a shield bug, they are great insects, they mate for life and look after their young. Here is a motley selection of wildlifeContinue reading “Bits and Pieces”

Some of our field drains were blocked and with the constant rain we’ve been getting, it felt like the farm was floating lol. We got a lovely contractor in to fix things and we are a lot drier now.

It was GSM’s birthday last month so we had afternoon tea for her.

Its been a while since my last post, this was due to our broadband being down. So I’ve got lots to catch up on. Expect a few posts in rapid succession. Last month, we extracted the honey from the bee hives. I took photos at each stage: