Planning for a non-birthday outdoor party
Yet again, I think I’ve made a mistake in promising to N he could have a party later in the year, after just having a couple of friends round for tea for his birthday. Well, I said it would be…
on the farm
Making the most of Spring with outdoor toys
Living on a farm, we can’t fail to love the outdoors, and Spring is just brilliant for enabling us to get outside after work and nursery. Even just walking down to the farmyard to see what his dad’s up to…
The gruesome rule of birth according to a 4 year old
I love having a four year old. Three was pretty good too, but N was more of a watcher and general chatterer then. He didn’t really question and challenge like he does now. At nursery parents evening last night, they…
Revisiting my old school for lambing weekend
What can you expect on a farm’s lambing weekend. Often not only sheep, we saw lots of other animals and it was obviously popular event.
Metal detecting on the farm
Metal detecting’s not something I’ve ever really been interested in doing, although in the past I’ve always seen metal detector toys at Christmas and thought what good presents they’d make for our nephews and niece. But my brother’s really got…
For the love of a garden – a day to play
Last weekend was a bit unusual for us. No more parties after the excitement of January, and nothing arranged for Sunday. Usually Saturday is for doing chores, swimming lessons and all those usual things you don’t get done in the…
Talking farming with a preschooler
Like so many young children, N takes everything really literally, so trying to explain things on the farm can be quite hard. We’ve had several conversations recently which have either made me chuckle, or despair that it’s never going to…
Country life on the farm and the Farmers Bloodhounds meet
In my Month of Firsts post for November, I mentioned that our farm had hosted a Farmers Bloodhounds meet on our land. We don’t usually get involved with the hunt, indeed the OH usually rants about them because there’s always one…
Growing up on a farm and Autumn work
Growing up on a farm can be a wonderful life. There’s so much to experience, lots of people coming and going and of course great views and lots of outdoor life. Especially in the summer, N is able to get outdoors…
Autumn colours and apple harvest
Despite N still being in shorts in the warm Autumn weather, the colours of the leaves definitely shows that Autumn’s well on its way. On and around the farm, the leaves are turning red, yellow and brown, and a couple…
Pottering garden play
Even though the weather’s not quite as warm as it’s recently been, that’s not stopped N from getting out in the garden after nursery. I love to see him pottering around and he’s reliable enough that he knows how far…
