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Update w/e 5th July
As the strawberry harvest gets well underway, both Dan and I have made strawberry jam. Dan made his special "twice boiled" jam - because he couldn't get it to set…
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Lambs / Bees / Zephyr
Monday 15th April Short but heavy rain shower overnight; cold, cloudy and windy during the day. Feels like rain but it’s stayed dry. Bought a big bale haynet for the…
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Holiday / Piglets / Fencing / Edin Yarn Fest / Washing
Monday 5th February Put a new bale of hay in for the steers and gave them a fresh bed. Dosed them with Closamectin pour-on. The two wee ones have some bare patches but they…
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Hurdies / Apiary hedge / Cattle shenanigans / First sock
Monday 22nd January Nice and warm today – up to 5C, but damp and that made it feel raw. The cows must have had a party last night and invited the neighbours –…
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Hedge-trimming / Weeding / Cheddar / Brushing cows
Monday 26th December No white Christmas, but there was a tiny smattering of white this morning. There was a bit more at Astwood, when I went feed the steers but I don’t…
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Update w/e 19th July 2009
The weather has continued to be changeable here. We've had some really heavy showers and our garage has flooded a few times – the drain is inadequate so I'm going…
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Cattle moves / RHS & RBST / Cordial / Strawbs
Monday 19th June Hot again, and windy until teatime. Dan’s off to London until tomorrow night, doing proper grown-up work. Good milking this morning; Blizzard much more…
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Workshop / Pullets / Zephyr
Monday 29th April Cool and grey in the morning but getting sunny and warm. It was Bryn’s 4th birthday today – where does the time go? He had tuna for dinner as…
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Archie / Blueberries / Silage
Monday 29th July Warm and overcast; really humid. Woke up to the calves bawling; there had been a fence breakthrough between Near Top and Home. It was always a weak bit of fence…
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Brassicas / Annie / Rats
Monday 14th September High cloud, some sunshine and the wind’s dropped, thankfully. Smokey was an absolute star this morning, so I think we’ll be OK…
