I hit my workshop this morning and was about to sit down when I realised I could hear the sheep. At first I thought they were the ones in the next field but they sounded awful close. I closed the lid of my laptop and tried to pry my mind from the latest book - it's getting… Continue reading Who said the countryside was quiet?
Tag: smallholding
The Vegetable Patch
I have been asked - what does the vegetable patch look like? So, here are some photos. This first one is of the orchard. It's only 5 years old so the trees are still babies. Okay from here you take the right hand path - you can just see it worn away a little. On the… Continue reading The Vegetable Patch
Fire in the soil
I don't blog much about my vegetable patch, although I have a third of an acre that I work on. But earlier this year, despite the bad weather, we had a disaster... No chilies. Although that is a bit of a lie, we had one. Sweet peppers we have masses of them but the hot… Continue reading Fire in the soil
The Worst Jobs
At the moment I am having to split my time between writing, drawing and the smallholding. I'm not sure if you know, but I share a smallholding with my parents. My dad looks after the animals and birds, and me and mum are in charge of the orchard and vegetable patch. Now that doesn't mean… Continue reading The Worst Jobs
Standstill
Daily Prompt - Standstill If I could make one moment from today standstill? It would have to be the point where the sheep were all in the barn. For that split second we could have closed the gate and then treated them and it would be all done with. Except in that split second the… Continue reading Standstill
Kate Murray - Cleaver 