The Cockchafer..
The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII for their similarities in sound made during flight. […]
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Will it, won’t it?
A while ago, storm Barra, visited us and the resultant surge left this fellow floating on the riverside. It appeared to be […]
Work to be done…
It’s the first few days of January and the veg patch is looking good with Sprouts and Leeks alongside Kale and Savoy […]
Cock of the walk
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…
… … and it’s that [emphasis] time, the day to take down the Christmas decorations. Sandie is taking the tree down and […]
Havod Hardware…
… store in Rhayader produce a Christmas video to rival John Lewis, this is the last one in 2020.
The solstice
Getting up to start the breakfast round of the animals after the longest night of the year. The solstice is now behind […]
The veg patch
We’ve had a good year for veg, apart from Squash, which was a disaster, not sure why. Probably the delayed Spring which […]
November is fading…
and Christmas is on the horizon. The backdrop of Llysdinam hill and its Larches (no. 1, the Larch) are now fading. The […]
40 bales.
Or how to get organised and get them shifted! Andrew, our farmer and straw supplier only had Thursday morning available for us […]
Straw wanted.
After last year’s disastrous barley harvest, we’ve had to make do with the previous year’s crop. Our lorry back which doubles as […]