Posted in Farming on 30 March, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On my way home along one of the lanes leading to the farm yesterday afternoon, I drove up behind a tractor pulling a muck-spreader. I was in no hurry and waited patiently behind him for my turnoff. He saw me and obviously tried to act the perfect gentleman farmer, pulling over with right wheels grinding on [...]
Posted in Desperate Housewives, Wild Things on 27 March, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A collective shriek of terror echoed off the walls and had me hurtling into the bathroom at a gallop that wasn’t bad for seven thirty in the morning. My daughter was crouched on the edge of the bath, gripping the edges and swaying as she tried to stop herself from tumbling backwards into the tub. [...]
Posted in Farming on 24 March, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Giving my husband a hand to put ear tags on the lambs the other day, I couldn’t help but look around the bergerie. Full to the gunnels with 270 ewes and about as many lambs, I marvel as always, at the logistics of caring for so many bodies.
During the winter months, he feeds them twice [...]
Posted in Family Stuff, Wild Things on 20 March, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Standing at the sink, arms plunged to the elbows in muddy water and a swirling mass of dandelion leaves; I wonder how I have managed to get myself into this state of self-inflicted drudgery.
In fact it all started with a truffle. Friends of ours had come round for lunch, bringing with them the habitual bottle [...]
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