Regular followers will remember that straw is always an issue for us. Not much barley is grown around here, plenty…
Who’d a’ thought it? What a strange year. All those things we used to do, and the ways we used…
We are now short of barley straw, but Andrew, our supplier at Pen y Bont, is not expected for a…
Storm Alex - the second day today. The barn has been painted, the kennel also, and the winter door draught…
Or so it seemed. Peaceful place to be, our neck of the woods. The Donks are grazing, the sheep are…
Not very, but hopefully enough to deter at least some weekend visitors. The last two weekends have been sunny/hot, and…
The Chinese call it late summer, the period between summer (everything fresh and bright), and autumn (everything jaded and prepping…
One of the benefits of Covid and lockdown (and there are quite a few) is the even more beautiful and…
Aka the wood, woodlet, we don’t know what to call this magical area. Nor do we know how to manage…