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A meeting...an encounter I'll not forget
My friends and I were nattering nineteen to the dozen over supper, catching up on news and gossip when Charlotte suddenly turned to me and said, poker face “I’ve a new man in my life.” I looked questi… more →
Locks Park Farm
a meeting...an encounter I'll not forget
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paula wrote 6 days ago: My friends and I were nattering nineteen to the dozen over supper, catching up on news and gossip wh … more →
flail cutting hedges is...GOOD?
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paula wrote 1 month ago: Guelder-rose berries and ash tree It’s Devon Hedge Week! What a perfect week it’s been to celebrate … more →
glorious october
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paula wrote 1 month ago: calves on Saturday's frosty morning Glorious October certainly! We continue to be busy outside w … more →
dora the dormouse
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paula wrote 1 month ago: Meet Dora the Dormouse. She’s very special (and hugely cute). Dora made her first public appearance … more →
it's done!
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paula wrote 2 months ago: Why did we think they’d get it right? We believed them too. And we began to plan ahead. Strange in t … more →
Okehampton Show
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paula wrote 3 months ago: winning smiles - Salar cow and calf For the last two years the Okehampton Show, our local one day sh … more →
NOT for the squeamish...
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paula wrote 4 months ago: One of my young (sixteen month old) heifers had developed warts. This in itself is not a particular … more →
the conclusion of a tale...
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paula wrote 4 months ago: hunting roe deer by Courbet I draped and fixed a blanket over the foot-well providing the deer with … more →
homecoming...and a tale
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paula wrote 4 months ago: And when we landed back at the farm? We collapsed, gasping deep breaths of apparent tranquil English … more →
ahem...a week (only) in Provence
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paula wrote 5 months ago: I’m back, I’m back! Well, actually I’ve been back since last Wednesday…but it’s been full on. We hit … more →
a swarm of bees...
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paula wrote 5 months ago: A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A sw … more →
hawthorn - folklore and legend
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paula wrote 6 months ago: hawthorn flowers, locks park “Oh hi. Simon, it’s Paula. Time to shear the sheep I think. I know. Yes … more →
oh no...not again!
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paula wrote 6 months ago: I’m sure this isn’t the only job where you flip from total elation to utter dejection in a bat of an … more →
it's done...turnout!
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paula wrote 7 months ago: turnout 29 April - in Cow Moor with some of the herd It’s done – they’re out! Well, bar a handful of … more →
can you believe it?
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paula wrote 7 months ago: green shoots growing in the biome The biome begins to blossom! the kitchen table (and linen cupboard … more →
biker butcher...
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paula wrote 8 months ago: beautifully butchered lamb A month or so ago I was talking on the phone to Julian, a butcher, who wa … more →
is spring here?
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paula wrote 8 months ago: chiffchaff I was clearing up in the kitchen yesterday morning when Robert walked in. I turned to ask … more →
stillborn twins...
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paula wrote 8 months ago: Sadly, Princess delivered stillborn twin bull calves at midnight. Sad for many reasons. It’s heartb … more →
whatever the wether, we'll be together
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paula wrote 8 months ago: and my favourite all wether shelter is...ewe! …what’s yaws? Oops – deary me! Sorry … more →
