Digby is our smallest bantam. Raised from an egg by two nearby children, she has lived with us, her brother Geoff, and unrelated hens Maureen and Silvia for a couple of years. I can’t tell you why she’s called Digby because we would probably be sued for defamation by the very significant public figure she [...]
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By Grit Shortage!
It has hit minus 20 degrees this week and 24 hour rolling news is rolling around the clock with endless ‘news’ of more weather. We are now getting retrospectives of other winters when there’s been snow. 1963 – Christopher remembers well, skating on the fens and the river Cam. 1981 – I remember the [...]
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By Pasture To Plate
Christopher isn’t entirely accurate about this (see Jan 7th post). My view has been formed by the simple fact that now we live in the country I have greater understanding and acknowledgement of the animals which end up on my plate. I firmly believe that the greatest respect I can give an animal destined for [...]
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Cold Weather In Winter Shock!
What is it about the weather? Lead news item on every channel. Front page of every paper. First word on everyone’s lips. OK so it’s fucking cold and there’s a lot of snow about. Channel 4 trumpeted that it was ‘the longest cold snap in 30 years’, advising the whole country to stay indoors and [...]
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This is the story of a rural life, lived by Sarah and Christopher on their 40 acre Wealden farm, near Rye, which they share with assorted animals, wild flowers, trees, an eclectic array of locals and the odd visitor who thinks it's an idyll. Sometimes it is.
