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Vertigo / Pig pen fence / Conference / Poultry
Saturday 11th February Not much of a blog this week as we’ve been away for a few days with our daughter. All seemed to go fine while we were away. Paul started…
Meet Ruaridh / Mucking out / Foot trimmer / Lame lambs
Monday 7 May Sunny but cooler than yesterday. Since it’s a bank holiday, Dan’s working on the renovation of the outside toilet and John’s running water to…
Panda is born / Swarm / Shearing
Monday 22nd May Been a bit showery today, which is good. Had a spectacular fall today while moving the cheeps – the rope broke just as I heaved on it. I must have gone…
New pigs / Veg sowing / Cattle out / Bee inspection
Monday 10th April Back from sunny Gran Canaria today to find that the weather here has been pretty good too – with no rain while we were away. John got all the paddocks…
About us
About Rosemary & Dan Champion, the people behind The Accidental Smallholder…
Planning / Clean polytunnel / Bird boxes / Patio
Monday 16th January Cleaned out the hen byre today. It was easier than I expected, although there was more bedding than I thought. Still, it made a good base in the muck…
Bread / Salmon / Weaning
Monday 17th December Cleaned out the green henhouse – managed not to bash my head. It’s a good house but the roof is a really awkward height. The brown house is an…
Bertie's stump / Gwenna / Rosie's neck / Wood store
Monday 28th August Dry, overcast and windy – but warm. Feels a bit stormy. If you read last week’s diary post, you’ll know that Bertie Cat had part of his…
Summer bounty
Monday 5th August We’ve had a good fall of rain overnight and that’s continued into morning. Dan and Murdo took a load of rubbish to the skips first thing, then…
Escapees / Steers / Festive cleaning
Monday 9th December to Friday 13th December Lorna and I had a good break – lots of swimming and cake. All was fine here except on Thursday night, about midnight, Dan…