Bonfire Night at the Farm
For the first time we had our own bonfire night on the farm this year. Great opportunity to get family together, and nice to be out in the evening.
On the farm
Adventures on the farm
Growing up on a farm and Autumn work
Growing up on a farm can be a wonderful life. There’s so much to experience, lots of people coming and going and of course great views and lots of outdoor life. Especially in the summer, N is able to get outdoors…
Autumn colours and apple harvest
Despite N still being in shorts in the warm Autumn weather, the colours of the leaves definitely shows that Autumn’s well on its way. On and around the farm, the leaves are turning red, yellow and brown, and a couple…
Green fingered children – start them gardening young
I’m not a fan of gardening. Never have been and never likely to be. This year I’ve actually managed to grow tomatoes. Loads of them, but I’m still waiting for them to turn red. And as I write this, we’re…
Pottering garden play
Even though the weather’s not quite as warm as it’s recently been, that’s not stopped N from getting out in the garden after nursery. I love to see him pottering around and he’s reliable enough that he knows how far…
We finally break out the paddling pool
Last year poor N just had a water table and a paddling pool, which was a cheapo circular one that was mainly used as a ball pit. With our outdoor water tap being in the lodger’s side of the garden,…
Sun, rain and outdoor fun
One of the best things about beautiful weather is being able to take stunning photos. This weekend’s definitely had some great weather, and there’s been a lot of photo opportunities amongst the weekend’s outdoor fun. For us it started after nursery…
It’s for charity…annual clay shoot
It seems ages ago since we had our annual charity clay shoot at the farm. Turns out it was 2 weeks ago, and I’m a tad behind writing it up so no wonder it feels like ages ago. It’s now…
Project 365: photo a day week 28
Week 28 of project 365 and there’s been a lot of excitement in the garden and on the farm. Sunday I got all excited because I noticed that my tomato plants now have flowers. Not many, but several of the…
Strawberry picking and car washes
I’ve never taken N strawberry picking before, and last weekend spotted a friend had taken her two to a pick your own only 10 minutes drive away from us. We didn’t have particular plans on Sunday (mine were to relax…
A farmhouse kitchen – warm and welcoming
Someone once said “The kitchen is the heart of any home” and that’s certainly true of ours. I think with farms, that’s generally true across the board…definitely in all the farm houses of my friends and relations I’ve ever visited….