We are all very bored with the snow and the cold now. Red’s cock-a-doodle-doo is hoarse. The doodle-doo bit is almost missing. He sounds a bit pathetic – so I’m giving him a special vitamin tonic in his water to try and help. Vera – the other cockerel has taken this opportunity to make fun [...]
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By Spring?
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 [...]
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Hilary’s Crush
I have mixed feelings about the fact that my husband is fancied by Hilary the pig. She’s a fine specimen, a little heavy set – granted, and not too feminine, but given that mankind is so close (genetically speaking) to pigs – I think that on some level – Christopher ought to be grateful 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.
