Well if Christopher is taking a break from talking about the weather – I will talk about it instead. Today was the first springlike Sunday we’ve had – and much appreciated it was. We spent the whole day outside. I had my usual animal mucking out duties to perform and the rabbits which have been housed in [...]
Read more >>Posts Tagged ‘Goats’
Sheep’s Toenails
Which could be a Shakespearean oath. One I might use regularly because cutting sheeps’ toenails is among my ten least favourite country jobs. I hold. Sarah cuts. I grunt and swear. She grunts and swears. The sheep grunt. Maybe they swear too but I don’t know. Sheep are amazingly unwieldy. Never try to throw one. [...]
Read more >>

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.

