The little dog whisperer
N loves dogs. In fact he loves the animals on the farm in general, wanting to help out, going to speak to the cows at the fence, looking at the piglets. It always amuses me that if I take him…
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Month of Firsts 13 – school and sheep
The year is whizzing by, and apart from the one huge first – starting school, I think we’ve been fairly short on first achievements. For N it’s all been about starting school. In September, N has Gone straight into full…
Project 365 2015 week 33 – outdoor life
It’s another week of Project 365, and we’re into week 33. This week’s been a busy one, and I was pleased to have a couple of days off work. It’s always good to have a short working week, although it…
Don’t stop climbing trees, fences and sofas
I never thought of N as being a climber. Certainly not when comparing him to his cousins. Three of the boys, and our niece are all great climbers and always have been. I will never forget going on a bike…
Buying new wellies suitable for welly wangling
Buying new wellies is always exciting for children. But not so much for me. N tends to have 2 pairs on the go at once. One pair left at nursery ready for forest school at any time, and another pair…
Chicken run – joining in the garden fun
The weather does seem to be a bit hit and miss at the moment, I think it’s now that April showers are now in May. But we have had nicer evenings on the whole to get outside and play or…
Planning for a non-birthday outdoor party
Yet again, I think I’ve made a mistake in promising to N he could have a party later in the year, after just having a couple of friends round for tea for his birthday. Well, I said it would be…
Making the most of Spring with outdoor toys
Living on a farm, we can’t fail to love the outdoors, and Spring is just brilliant for enabling us to get outside after work and nursery. Even just walking down to the farmyard to see what his dad’s up to…
The gruesome rule of birth according to a 4 year old
I love having a four year old. Three was pretty good too, but N was more of a watcher and general chatterer then. He didn’t really question and challenge like he does now. At nursery parents evening last night, they…
Revisiting my old school for lambing weekend
We might be on a farm, and about to launch into lambing season ourselves (well, my brother in law because the OH isn’t a sheep fan, so only has cattle himself), but now N is older he goes out without…
Metal detecting on the farm
Metal detecting’s not something I’ve ever really been interested in doing, although in the past I’ve always seen metal detector toys at Christmas and thought what good presents they’d make for our nephews and niece. But my brother’s really got…