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Well it wasn't Covid...
It was a standard winter bug that Steve brought home from his place of work. All the joys of coughing and a blocked nose. My sleep...
Emma Bennett
Dec 16, 2021


It's a good time to talk about wool
As we all start thinking about winters evenings, putting the fire on and tucking our feet into a great pair of warm socks and slippers of...
Emma Bennett
Nov 23, 2021


I'm Back!
I'm all organised, I have my planner I've even got some pens. I bought myself a new chair for the desk which has wheels so I can move...
Emma Bennett
Nov 1, 2021


Short & Sweet
So it's raining, finally, which is the only reason we've abandoned the outside jobs for today and come in. This last week was a rush, not...
Emma Bennett
May 3, 2021


Our life here consists of this lot.....
So our readership has gone up quite a bit and I don't mind admitting that we like to see where in the country or worldwide you all are...
Emma Bennett
Feb 14, 2021


I Do like Something Nice To Look At
Throughout our time here so far, the view of our property and our surrounding land has sometimes been quite frankly horrific! I never...
Emma Bennett
Feb 11, 2021


So this is what is on the cards for this month!
When I say 'this month' that's because every plan I make for the coming weekend or week ends up being either too wet or frozen underfoot,...
Emma Bennett
Feb 2, 2021


Thanks for letting us disappear for awhile.
So those in the know...... know that we also run The Clean Goat Soap Company. Started in 2019 we've slowly built it up. The response has...
Emma Bennett
Jan 26, 2021


I'm Late With This Post, Let Me Explain Why.
Its' Tuesday, I said I'd write a post for the 15th. As it turns out sometimes life just throws a few curve balls. I had my blog planned...
Emma Bennett
Jan 19, 2021


The End Of A Funny Year
We've finally reached the last day of 2020, a right funny year to be frank. A year when people were isolated, jobs lost, people fell ill...
Emma Bennett
Dec 31, 2020


Rushing into Spring
Only seemed like yesterday that we were in January and the weather seemed ok. We had come through a warmish winter where sitting on the...
Emma Bennett
Mar 18, 2020


The Kitchen Garden & My Vintage Greenhouse
The build of my vintage and reclaimed window greenhouse.
Emma Bennett
Feb 21, 2020


Time Out
I heard someone once say a very profound comment about modern day living that struck a chord with me very strongly. "Modern living is...
Emma Bennett
Jan 24, 2020


Oh Not Another Blog... sigh....
I often think I should have written something about an event that's happened here, or I feel neglectful to not have added to our blog for...
Emma Bennett
Jan 23, 2020


I Smell Wood Smoke
For the first time in a long time, I walked outside and smelt the very strong and heady scent of wood smoke blowing down from the...
Emma Bennett
Oct 1, 2019


It's Like Starting Again, Only Better.
It is about time we started up the blog again. We never wanted to just forget about it, we just ran into a few issues that sucked up all...
Emma Bennett
Aug 6, 2019


We are back!
Well, we never left, we just stopped updating our story, lets be honest how many people really want to see the same subject matter over...
Emma Bennett
Jan 10, 2019


This is not a 'to do' list
At the beginning of the new year we, like everyone else, are planning what we want to try and achieve over the next 12 months. As walking...
Emma Bennett
Dec 31, 2017


Well, hasn't it become interesting around here.
It's been awhile since I managed to get round to sitting and writing, and believe me you don't notice the time passing when your very...
Emma Bennett
Dec 23, 2017


Can't Help But Compare
It's Monday morning, it's raining, the wind is blowing so we've stayed inside, a rare day off for us perhaps. The goats outside are all...
Emma Bennett
Jun 6, 2017
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