Cock of the walk

4 years ago

There he is, he’s seen off another two males, all he needs now is a friendly girl, or two, or….

The second of January…

4 years ago

… … and it’s that [emphasis] time, the day to take down the Christmas decorations. Sandie is taking the tree…

Havod Hardware…

4 years ago

… store in Rhayader produce a Christmas video to rival John Lewis, this is the last one in 2020. https://youtu.be/_hTJwaD3J6o

The solstice

4 years ago

Getting up to start the breakfast round of the animals after the longest night of the year. The solstice is…

The veg patch

4 years ago

We’ve had a good year for veg, apart from Squash, which was a disaster, not sure why.  Probably the delayed…

November is fading…

4 years ago

and Christmas is on the horizon. The backdrop of Llysdinam hill and its Larches (no. 1, the Larch) are now…

40 bales.

4 years ago

Or how to get organised and get them shifted! Andrew, our farmer and straw supplier only had Thursday morning available…

Straw wanted.

4 years ago

After last year’s disastrous barley harvest, we’ve had to make do with the previous year’s crop. Our lorry back which…

Autumn colour.

4 years ago

The dry October meant that many trees in the garden seemed to have given up the ghost after the late…

The past emerges…

4 years ago

… who knows who lived here in the past, but maybe a few clues emerge. It was a cider pub,…