I think I may be a little obsessed with gardening. The title of this one comes from an online conversation with my lovely sister. We were discussing how the kids were all into earning pocket money and the huge rate of inflation that this task would earn compared to when we were kids. My lovely sister suggested we let the kids keep any money they … Continue reading “Mmmm gardening is your language ….”
I may have mentioned earlier, we have goats, I will have also mentioned we live in what was once a swamp. It is also common knowledge that we have young boys. Well last night these three factors came together in the most bewildering of events. After a long extended weekend, it came down to doing the last chore – moving the goats. Not a chore … Continue reading Goats in the drain
Something I was not expecting happened today and I really wanted to share our surprise and excitement. We had calf club today. This happens in rural schools where kids rear a calf, lamb or goat, and then take them to school and compete for awards and the opportunity to go to the next level: Group Day, competing against kids from other schools in the area. Normally we … Continue reading You gotta love living in the country…
Our menagerie has increased by 2 and in the nick of time. We have baby goats. Snowy (named after Tintin’s dog) is 5 days old and Sweetie (who is too sweet for words) is 2 days old. We were beginning to think that they boys weren’t going to be able to partake in calf club at school this year as the usual lambs were nigh … Continue reading We have babies – tiny babies – sooooo cute!
