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• New Birds - Self Sufficient In ... Eggs and Chicken

  

  This is another in a series of posts about what we are, or are on our way to being, Self Sufficient In ... Saturday evening after tea we went to pick up four ne... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Giant Mole Hills? Buried Sheep?

  

  I had a heart stopping moment when I stepped down from the shed with the corn for the chickens the other morning. The piles of earth deposited by Lovely Hubby... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Pretty .... and the Not So Pretty

  

  I stopped for a break between planting row upon row of little Spring Onion seedlings earlier on this afternoon, sitting on the patio in the blazing sunshine is... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Glued to the Box

  

  I was catching up with some recorded viewing on the television last night, a lovely programme called Addicted to Sheep. Suky and Mavis both love to watch... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• A Weekend of Weeding

  

  Yesterday on the post about the guys coming and fixing the road sign you may have spotted the newly weeded and planted up flower bed on the inside of our... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Sign is Mended

  

  I mentioned the other day that the sign on our grass verge was down, well just an hour or so ago this little highways truck pulled in and the guys set too fixin... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Tomatoes LOTS of Tomatoes .... Potentially

  

  Today is seeing me a drippy, sweaty mess in the polytunnel, working at 30 degree temperatures to pot on my tomato seedlings and put the larger ones into their... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Using The Back Catalogue

  

  The very first photo that appeared on this blog. When I find a blog that really appeals to me, and I mean really appeals to me, I have been known to go right... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary

  

  to Barbara and Norman. And this is where we were over the weekend last week, helping them celebrate with a wonderful family get together and meal at The Old Hal... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Chilly Day

  

  The sunshine has vanished today and there is a real chill in the air, so much so that when I was hoovering near the log burner earlier this morning I thought... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Green Days

  

  It seems no more than a blink of an eye since the branches of the trees were just budding up, now the long sunny days interspersed with driving Welsh rain has... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Weekend Away

  

  We went over the border to England to celebrate something pretty special at the weekend, and as the dogs already had to be in kennels we thought it was a... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Mountain Sheep

  

  Just as it was going dark last night we walked over to put the chickens to bed for the night ... not that we have to do much, they get themselves in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• The Orchard

  

  This is to be part of a series of posts about what we are, or are on our way to being, Self Sufficient In ... Everywhere is greening up nicely now, so much so... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Saving a Life

  

  After walking the dogs around the paddock this morning I went back to top up the sheep's two water buckets. There's no running water in the field so this is... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Last Years Bargains

  

  On one of my many girly lunches out with Mum at her local Wyevale garden centre during Autumn of last year, I bought these two half price sets. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• We Did Something We've Been Putting Off For Years .....

  

  We did something last week that we've been putting off for years .... planted up an asparagus bed!! You don't get anything from your asparagus plants for the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Tidying Up and Chasing Sheep

  

  It's been a weekend of tidying up. Cutting grass, strimming edges, cutting hedges and weeding. There's lots more still to do but the old place is starting to... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Waiting for the Call

  

  Why is it when you're waiting for the phone to ring it never does!! I took Rosy to the vets yesterday ... about a month ago she came down from the hillside... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES

• Ginger ... OUR Cat

  

  After the taking the photo of Ginger through the net of the net tunnel I went out to play with him, he was on a 'mooching about' mission and darted here there... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 FINANCE, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, RECIPES