Making hay while the sun shines

Well its been a bit quiet in our dining room over the last few months, due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. Unfortunately we had to cancel all the dates we had booked, and are unsure when we’ll be able to safely restart our supper club. We’re hoping that it’ll be the summer of 2021, butContinue reading “Making hay while the sun shines”

A new life, free to roam.

So..our new arrivals settled in, from their big coop they could see the original four and chat from a distance whilst we could be happy knowing they couldn’t pass on any nasty illnesses or mites.It was amazing how fast they blossomed…..their pink bits, wattles and combs, started to redden, feathers started to sprout all whileContinue reading “A new life, free to roam.”

In the beginning there were….hens

Several years ago now we decided to take the plunge into producing our own eggs, I first bought two hens plus a small coop and all the things required to look after them for Jim for his birthday, one problem though, I had a massive bird phobia! It soon became apparent though if I didn’tContinue reading “In the beginning there were….hens”

The growing season begins…

This year we’ve decided to really go for it with the vegetable garden and try and extend our growing season as much as possible to provide lots of amazing produce for the supper club. Previously we’ve always seemed to get to the autumn with a load of stuff not quite as ripe as we’d like,Continue reading “The growing season begins…”