Christmas hampers

Christmas hampers

It’s getting to that time of year when I start worrying about Christmas approaching, suddenly once we are past the half term it seems to arrive and every year I am rushing around at the last  minute and every year I promise myself that I will be more organised!...
Farmer of The Month!

Farmer of The Month!

It was such a delight to meet Richard at his farm down the road in Chelwood Gate with my son Arthur Albert. He is such a lovely man and we had a great afternoon looking at how he farms his pigs. Arthur Albert took a particular delight to this cheeky little chap whom...
Date Night!

Date Night!

Ever feel that you and your husband are like ships in the night? Join the club! I know we do, life is far too busy with school runs, work and general daily life, my son’s social life is better than mine as as I ferry him to parties every weekend! Make some time...
Elderflower and rhubarb cake

Elderflower and rhubarb cake

So having taken on a role as master cake maker ( a very new thing for me having never really eaten cakes let alone bake them!) I am really enjoying this new role! It’s actually amazing how many seasonal variations of cakes there can be. Having now mastered the...
Arthur Alberts first time lambing

Arthur Alberts first time lambing

We had such a great day yesterday meeting our neighbouring sheep farmer Rufus Clark who farms down the road at Cinder Hill. Rufus’s grandparents bought the farm in 1911 originally as a shooting estate which was then converted to a fruit farm but his grandparents...