Kentucky in the middle of his moult Life on a farm or smallholding is certainly exciting and out-of-the-ordinary, to say the least. Th...

One benefit of living out in the country is the space one has. Living on an 8,5ha smallholding, one has lots and lots of space! Another...

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler;   solitude will not be solitude,  poverty will not be poverty,  ...

Crowned plovers - Vanellus coronatus After the big to-do of the Crowned Plover stopping my husband's 5-ton truck from destro...

... or, the love of a mother.... . Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. Y...

Sir John Lubbock : Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching...

Life on a farm or smallholding is certainly exciting and out-of-the-ordinary, to say the least. The thrill of having a big tract of land a...

Spring fever and summer madness happen on a smallholding over-night. The one minute you're still in the grip of ice cold frost and t...