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Seeking good tenants for three new hives we put up with the help of our expert beekeeper. The idea is to give a poor homeless swarm a lovely abode where they can make honey. In other news, Doofus got a bath. I’m not sure he enjoys the getting wet bit, but he loves being towelContinue reading “New home to let…for bees”

I think the minions are blue and yellow, but we are green to match Rufus. The second photo is blurry because GSM was laughing so hard at the sight. At least GSW can still touch her toes!

We finally bought a tractor! Geordie Smallholder has been looking and researching for months, and he went to see Rufus, a John Deere, aged 23, throaty growl, bit quirky. GS fell in love. So the tractor was delivered to the smallholding two days ago in time to take part in the grand opening of theContinue reading “A Leviathan Arrives”

Our local dignatory, the lady mayor, aka Geordie Smallholder’s Mother (GSM) opened the new addition to the farm, a lovely polytunnel. Sporting the desired dress code of tea dress and wellies, or working togs, all the Geordie Smallholder clan gathered for this momentous occasion. We could have let GSM smash a champagne bottle over theContinue reading “New Tunnel Opened by Local Dignatory”

All the hens are laying now, the bluebells are spectacular and we took time off to have our first barbecue. The dogs were hoping we would drop something, but we didn’t.

(Poly not channel) Here are pictures at each stage of the build.

Today we turned our attention to an overgrown area out the back. It appears on a 300 year old map of the shire we found last week. There’s a path in there! With stairs! And borders for what would have been beds. No sign of any planting though, the thick canopy of trees blocked allContinue reading “Clearing the wilderness”

GSM aka Granny had an advantage as she gets out of bed earlier than teenage grandson (GSS). So she made lemon cake and ginger snaps yum.

Fifi has laid her first egg! This eggscellent performance has yet to be achieved by Trixabelle though. She was too busy sunning herself by the pool in the chicken run yesterday. Bunty and Ginger lay one each near!y every day now, cracking work from those two. Geordie Smallholder’s Mother (GSM) says she will do someContinue reading “Breaking news….”

This week I heard a local restaurant was doing takeaway with a difference: the chefs prepare the dishes and you cook them at home. We ordered a lovely three course meal on Friday night. To make it special, we dressed for dinner.