Wanderings
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From Craft Table to Sheepfold: The Evolution of My Yarn Business
What began in 2007 as a creative outlet for my out-of-control making habits—selling handmades under the name Elliefants Delights at markets in Abergavenny, Cardiff, and Newport—has grown into a full-time, slow-living, wool-growing life. From writing my first knitting patterns in 2009 to dyeing yarn over a wood fire, buying a Welsh hill farm in 2014,…
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Smallholding Sunday
A goal setting post for the smallholding this year
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Smallholding update!
Living the dream!!! So many people say this to us!! And it always makes me laugh a little, yes in so very many ways we are living the dream, but I really don’t think a lot of people realise how much hard work the dream is!! Take this week for example!! All the rain and…
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Day tripping!!
We originally made a pledge to go out and learn something new about our local area or visit somewhere each month…. well we missed a few, time got away from us, jobs came up, regular chores took over…. and oh yes we had a beautiful new baby!! So we have made up for it recently…
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Farm update
Soooo in lieu of a podcast which I may not have time to do or enough content for, for a few weeks…. here is the farm update for recent weeks!!! Sooo…. back at the end of March on his due date we became a family of four when baby Mathew put in an appearance!! All…
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Our first proper snow on the smallholding!!
So yesterday we had a good dose of snow and it kept snowing throughout the day!!! Little man was sooooo amazed and excited by the snow!! And not to mention the husbands excitement tee hee!!! Plus the garden wildlife are loving the lardy seed cakes little man made them late last week!!! Lucky little tweeties…
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Some little farm tours for you!
I’ve started to podcast and as a part of that I’ve recorded a couple of tours of the smallholding!! Part one Part two Tin hut tour Enjoy!!