Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 August 2013

Garden Goodness

Lots of things have been happening in the garden recently. This year we planted a couple of small raised veg beds to try to grow a few veggie plants in. 

a leek amid the strawbs

This week its exciting to see that we finally have a very small cob on the sweetcorn! 



There are other treats growing wild in the hedges, lots of blackberries, and rosehips - many, many rosehips - I can't wait to try making rosehip syrup with them.




The hydrangea's are in full bloom and are in various shades of purple, pink and the most vibrant peacock blue. Just lovely. 



But I think I am most excited about my courgette plant. Every year I listen to people speak about their glut of courgettes and every year I watch as mine are eaten by giant slugs, wistfully dreaming about the courgette cake recipes I have just waiting for my non existent glut. This year, there will be no glut, but thanks to my darling friend who gave me a very healthy plant this year, I may just be able to make that cake with my very own courgettes! Thank you V x



Happy days x

Monday, 3 June 2013

Sunset on the farm is one of my most favourite times of day. A wonderful glow touches everything so gently, it makes me feel so calm and peaceful.





Happy days x

Tuesday, 23 April 2013


a few pics from the weekend. 
Its so nice to finally be able to spend time outdoors, having mini adventures with the babes. Clockwise from top left: Edie sploshing in puddles on the farm; Swans on the beach in Falmouth; The secret forest on the farm; clambering over gates.

Happy days x

Tuesday, 19 March 2013


Happy Tuesday! What a lovely sunshiney start to the week here in Cornwall.



Saturday was a very wet and windy day on the farm, so we tucked ourselves away and baked (feta, courgette and mint cake recipe to follow), and had lovely friends over for a children’s supper. Sunday was, in contrast, so very gloriously warm and sunny. There are some newly arrived calves (aka “moos”/ baby cows, depending on whether you are 2 or 3), which we visited (there are 21 of them – counted carefully by Edie, skipping the numbers 13 and 15). We wandered around and rescued the daffodils that had been snapped of in the wind and the house is filled with spring.




A mountain of washing was folded and put away and some terribly organised weekly/meal planning went on, finished off with a lovely roast.

Happy days indeed xx