Wanderings
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26 books
Aka one book for reed two weeks of this year!!! Sooo before Cheeky was born I read a bit of a book every night without fail…. Since he was born I have not picked a book up….. So now that he is starting to sleep some more in his own cot not the cosleeper…. I’m…
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Glorious autumnal days
Recently Cheeky Chops and I have been out on lots of wanderings to enjoy the wonderful autumn sunshine we have had! Lots of walks to and around the grounds of Tredegar House! We are so lucky to have this on our doorstep!!! The farm hasn’t escaped the autumn glory…
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Misty mornings!
Autumn has arrived at the farm and with a flurry of activity, building work, hedging, tree felling and more general sorting out…. But check out this for a misty morn!!! We felt like we were on a tiny island for a few hours!!
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Catching up….
Phew its been a busy time…. We’ve spent time at the farm sorting and building etc….. I have started back at school…. So all the usual busy stuff there!!! I have completed and passed my Level 3 Forest School Leaders Course….. And then there is the most important news….. In April next year our little…
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Bits and Bobs!
Some more bits from the Summer at the Farm! James and Sookie after a hard days work! Zzzzzzz The Final window is pointed in Thanks Geoff!!!!!! So we can finally do a full house photo, no stickers on the windows!! The lavender in the wall has gone mad this year and we have marigolds in…
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Hearth stone!!
Over half term James and I found our way out of the other side of Llandysul to a fantastic Slate Yard and we acquired our hearth stone for the lounge log burner!!!!! One huge chunk of slate sat waiting to be bedded into the lounge floor!!!!!
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Plant life in the field and woodland
We had a wander through the fields and woods to see what plant life had appeared the other weekend!! So….. We have bluebells, sorrell, red campion, more celandines, and……. Any helpers?!
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The West Country Game fair
Last weekend we went down to the Bath and West Showground for the West Country game fair!! They had a small smallholders area too where we met some lovely and interesting people!! Who given the distance between the Bath and West and our holding were happy to share some of their hints tips and expertise!!…
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Back through the woods… The woodland part three
Once we had managed to make it down to the stream we had to climb all the way back up!!! However we found that the old coppice paths still were visible through the woodland and they, other than the occasional blockage allowed for us to clamber back up somewhat more easily!!! Well definitely more easily…
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Down to the stream…. The woodland part two
So…. We decided to clamber (ok for me slide down on my arse) down to the stream which is our boundary with the neighbours across the valley. Down and down we went….. Things got more mossy, damper, warmer, more ferns appeared on the ground…. Then the woodland opened up for the…