[Mountainwoman]

Hi everyone,

I have been an occasional 'lurker' on these forums for a while- years actually. I have usually been able to find out what I needed to know by reading others posts but have now joined so I can ask my own questions. With good results already!! Thanks.
Anyway we moved here when the land I rented for my horses beside my old house became unavailable. We ( well me really) wanted a house with our own land.  We found our place which seemed great but immediately started costing a fortune- house needed re wired, all the fences needed replaced, drains had to be put in ( to prevent the house from flooding- yes even though we are on top of a hill) etc etc.  old houses are lovely but the problems have been never ending. For the past year we've had no water!!  we  do have amazing views though.
Despite all this I have happily ploughed on regardless and my livestock have multiplied. Started with 2 horses , a few chickens and 3 rescue dogs 7 years ago and now have  a flock of almost 50 Hebridean sheep and 7  shetland cattle,  as well as 2 young children ( and a busy almost full time job) So we are pretty busy. I seem to do a lot of my 'farm work' in the dark with a head torch but I enjoy it and I sleep very well.
Sorry for such a long winded introduction!

[Fleecewife]

   I think I'm waving across the valley at you? 

[shygirl]

welcome from Aberdeenshire.
id love to hear more about your cattle.
 

[mojocafa]

  from arbroath

[Carse Goodlifers]

  from Perthshire.

...and now have...7 shetland cattle...

Rosemary will be pleased 

[devonlady]

Hello from Devon You have worked hard1

[Rosemary]

from Perthshire.

...and now have...7 shetland cattle...

Rosemary will be pleased 

I AM pleased and I have met Mountainwoman briefly as she kndly brought one of her Shetland cattle to the Festival, for the RBST stand, which was much appreciated.

Great to see you on here 

[mowhaugh]

Hello!

[Mountainwoman]

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I think I already know a few of you 'in real life' 
Yes it is me fleece wife. Can you see our wee turbine from there?

[Mountainwoman]

Shy girl my cattle are actually 6 Shetlands and 1 Simmental fresian cross that I bought in this year to multi suckle on my older cow. But that was too complicated to say in my intro. I have a younger cow as well, really called a calved heifer I think as she is only 2 and a half.  Also a bull and 3 steers.
I have been keeping cattle for 6 years now and , as with everything about smallholding, it has been a steep learning curve!

[Big Light]

Hi mountain woman thank you for your warm  hospitality today was a pleasure to see your hilltop empire new girls are all home safe and well with all horns intact

[Lesley Silvester]

  and welcome from sunny Shropshire.

[Fleecewife]

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I think I already know a few of you 'in real life' 
Yes it is me fleece wife. Can you see our wee turbine from there?

Yes, and your lights in winter    But you're too far away to spy with the binoculars    Can you see us - prob the polytunnel shows up best