Displaying 111 to 120 of 216 results for John Lomax
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New field for cattle / Barn progress / Tup moved
Monday 23rd October Utterly miserable here today – as dreich as it gets, but at least not cold or windy. Fed the steers in the catching pen, ready for…
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Orchard and hens
I read somewhere in a breed description of the Black Rock hen that she's "a great forager". If that means it's hard to keep her behind a fence, then it's…
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Beltane / Patio / Yurt / Split hive / New bakeware
Monday 1st May So today is Beltane, one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals and traditionally the start of summer and the day the cattle would be turned out. One ritual…
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The July Project Day 5
Yay! Day 5 of the July Project and it's only the 2nd! Needless to say, "the plan" is undergoing some adjustment :-) The new guttering for the barn extension is coming…
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Quite a day
Well, it's been quite a day. John and I were off to Aberdeen this morning at 7.30am to collect Henry, our Shetland steer. He's a six month old castrated bull calf.…
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Thoughts of Cows
We don't have any cattle and don't have room for any. But that doesn't stop me musing over what might be, if the six numbers come up tonight. What started me musing about cows was…
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Smokey's new clothes 2
Well, Smokey got to try on his new harness tonight. First, he had to have a wash because he was absolutely filthy and I didn't want the harness to get mucky in case it had to go…
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A bit of a glitch
Last Saturday, the screed in the ground floor was poured - 4 cubic metres or 8 tonnes of self-levelling liquid screed. The plan was to allow it to cure for four days, with the…
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Grass / Potatoes / Rolling
Monday 20th April More sunshine. Smokey’s sound, so as a treat, he got 10 minutes grazing in the vegetable garden. I paid bills and Dan dealt with his comfrey orders Mr…
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A mixed bag
Well, the vet was here today to jag Bonnie to eliminate any unwanted pregnancy. Although she will go to the bull later in the summer, she'll have grown a bit by then. I've been…
