Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........ storms, heavy showers and the north wind! So we've just had the worst storm in years, knocking trees and branches about. Having just had our hedges cut, little shelter for the cows and youngstock out there. So tonight the cows are staying inside. Yippeee!!! (for the cows not for us). That means the work load has just doubled.
Mark and I had a short break away from the farm last week in Sunny Hunney (Hunstanton, Norfolk for those that don't know the lingo). The fresh sea air, the clear blue skies, great meals out every night and change of scenery revitalizing our wellbeing. We had a great rest, leaving Harry and Jayden to do all the work at home. (Harry was on half term break from College). Trevor came to do most of the milkings but they had to milk several evenings, so there's a milestone achieved too!
My niece Catherine, has just turned 18 and we were invited round for supper to celebrate on Friday. Met her new boyfriend and watched the first video recordings of Catherine as a new born and my Charlotte (who's just over a year older). It was a very tear-jerking moment for me and one that pulled at my heart-strings because a) she's all grown up and b) I'm missing her now, it's been two whole months since she left us to go to Australia. Thank God someone invented Skype which seems to keep me going and lots of emails and text messages too.
Harry's back at College now and really has settled in well. He seems keen to get on with the work and turning into a thoroughly nice young man! Quite impressed with him at the moment, long may it continue, especially as he's now turned his hand to the odd milking when he's home.
So Monday morning has seen a hive of activity in the farmhouse. We've had the central heating boiler serviced and repaired, new tank of oil arrived, chimney swept ready for lighting the fire in the sitting room, cleared out some dining room furniture to the local saleroom (as the cattle trailer is spotlessly clean after Cousin Tom's power washing it last week) and a new lad Silas has come for a weeks work experience. He wants to be a vet. Haven't we enough vets in the country? We also have a school girl coming most weekends to help out to gain work experience to work in farming! She seems unfazed so far but a long way for her to go. Now I've picked up a message from our local Vicar, who's son is also keen on getting work experience on our farm. Wished we could earn money out of all this "work experience" going on!
Only got one talk this week but it's a first. I'm off to Southwell in Nottinghamshire to give my talk to a WI "Group" so up to 60 members present. I've got a load of Stilton waiting in the fridge to take for them to taste. Always a favourite especially at WI's.
Opening Meet for the Cottesmore hounds tomorrow. Although I'm not hunting this season, I might go along to see them all and say hello. Its always a special meet at Johnny Weatherby's at Preston Lodge. They meet in our village on Saturday too, and the Master has been to see Mark this morning. Oh I wish it would dry up a bit before all those thundering hooves cross our land on Saturday.
Fingers crossed!
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