December 2022

Diary

Freezers / Apples / Ice

Tuesday 6 December, 2022

by Rosemary at 5:25pm in Smallholding Comments closed

Monday 28^th November

Beautiful day.

Bertie had a productive night in the feed store. We know this because there was a pile of cat sick with a dead mouse in it this morning.

Tom had his annual visit to the vet. His teeth aren’t fab, but they don’t need work this year. He had them scaled and polished just a year ago.

Tuesday 29^th November

I moved the ponies’ electric fence. They do leave a tidy edge.
edge A tidy edge.

Ice / Tom / Santa

Monday 12 December, 2022

by Rosemary at 10:24am in Smallholding Comments closed

Monday 5^th December

Winterfest preparations are underway. The decorations are going up in stages. There have been years when the last stage of going up has coincided with the first stages of coming down (which is generally just one stage). Lights are great but, jings, batteries are expensive!

Tuesday 6^th December

Much colder today; wee bit of frost this morning but clear sky tonight and cold. Need to find gloves.

Out and about doing a pile of jobs, like posting the cards and dropping eggs into the food bank. Then scone and hot chocolate with my daughter then straight to my chum, Janet’s for a cuppa and a blether.

Fox / Snow / Mince pies

Tuesday 20 December, 2022

by Rosemary at 12:57pm in Smallholding Comments closed

Monday 12^th December

Minus 7C first thing this morning, but blue skies, sunshine and no wind, so pretty pleasant if you’re well wrapped up. The dogs are enjoying poopsicles.

Poopsicles.

We must have a dozen pheasants living in and around our garden. And there was a heron and a couple of dozen curlew in the fields today. And so many blackbirds, gorging on apples.

Thaw / Ring feeder / Hospital

Tuesday 27 December, 2022

by Rosemary at 3:26pm in Smallholding Comments closed

Monday 19^th December

Temperature up to 11C and we have a total thaw. The water is back on everywhere, which is fab.

Tuesday 20^th December

Lovely day. Took Gwenna to the vet for a check up; she disgraced us by peeing on the mat, but other than that the vet is very pleased with her progress. She wants to see her two weeks after her meds are finished. However, she has a wee ear infection (left ear) and had drops so her hydro session tomorrow has been rearranged.