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Doubling up.
Doings / The animals
  • 12 May 2021
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  • 3 mins
  • 4 years
  • 302 words
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Doubling up.

Off to Andrew’s farm to top us up on barley straw. Such a cold and dry Spring has meant that the animals […]

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Two into one won’t go.
Doings / The animals / The garden
  • 12 May 2021
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  • 4 years
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Two into one won’t go.

Near the river gate we put a fence to protect the entrance from the Donks who persisted in eating the foliage. Problem. […]

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Pathway to heaven
Doings / The animals / The garden
  • 25 February 2021
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  • 2 mins
  • 5 years
  • 240 words
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Pathway to heaven

It can get very muddy in the chicken area, so we need to formalise the pathways to make it more accessible. First […]

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A snowy drive…
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  • 29 December 2020
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  • 2 mins
  • 5 years
  • 267 words
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A snowy drive…

To get straw. Across to Pen y Bont to get a bale (large obvs) for the Donks. We got 20 bales (small […]

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Hairy journey…
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  • 6 December 2020
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Hairy journey…

Off to get the straw at last. Our local farmer has collected a small load from Aylesbury of all places. His usual […]

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Donkey Serenade
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  • 9 November 2020
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  • 2 mins
  • 5 years
  • 229 words
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Donkey Serenade

Well… They’ve read, memorised, sung, practiced, re-practiced, and choreographed to the absolute tedium level. And, now… finally, there are ready. Take your […]

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The straw man, and woman…
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  • 18 October 2020
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The straw man, and woman…

Regular followers will remember that straw is always an issue for us. Not much barley is grown around here, plenty of sheep, […]

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Animal antics
Doings / The animals
  • 9 October 2020
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  • 2 mins
  • 5 years
  • 281 words
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Animal antics

In common with other animal lovers, the view of ours is that they are special, clever, intelligent, dumb, cute, understand what we […]

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Food!
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  • 4 October 2020
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  • 5 years
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Food!

We are now short of barley straw, but Andrew, our supplier at Pen y Bont, is not expected for a couple of […]

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Inner strength
Doings / The animals / The garden
  • 20 September 2020
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  • 2 mins
  • 5 years
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Inner strength

Wheelbarrow wheels are notoriously expensive. We’re talking £40 or so for a barrow that costs £70 or so. Dilemma, it’s not that […]

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