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It’s the middle of August and despite some rain showers the weather has been warm and mostly dry. Dry enough that I’ve been able to burn all the brush from last winters hedge cutting - a very satisfying and enjoyable task. I topped the fields last week (basically a high cut of the grass to top off the weed and seed heads) so the fields look manicured. The next job is logging up the logs for next winters fuel supply. The vegetable plot has had a fairly good year and we are now busy making jam and chutney – everything has a rhubarb theme as our two plants produced a prodigious amount of fruit. The blackberries along the hedgerow are beginning to ripen and it looks like it will be a very good crop. Our blackcurrants fruited well but unfortunately the day before I was going to pick them the birds decided to the job for me – not one currant was left. Next year we will have net them. We have hatched three geese in our incubator; they are growing well and at almost 3 months old are nearly fully feathered. Some chickens are due to hatch in a couple of days time – half are a table breed and half are Barnevelder layers. If we get too many cockerels it will be coq-au-vin I’m afraid. It has been hay and silage making time on our neighbouring farms and this is a great time to see birds of prey, especially buzzards and red kites. As the grass is being cut the birds wheel around in the sky ready to pick up any mice or rabbits left in the fields. We still have some availability in our cottages during October so why not think about a late autumn break? We are happy to do short breaks and you are welcome to bring a dog. Do contact if you would like to know more about the farm or the cottages.Enjoy the rest of the summer! |
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