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That's so true! I appreciate every moment. The good, the bad and the sad. The hard days that make the easy ones feel just that bit easier, the sadness that makes the happy times shine brighter. There is so much to be thankful for. There's a poem (I can't remember the name or poet, mum used to...

Awe poor little lass, I hope she and her mum are feeling better soon.

We don't have thanksgiving here but I love the sentiment! Happy thanksgiving to you all wherever you may be! 💗

60 inch annual rainfall must have been really hard work. The ground here is boot sucking and getting worse, especially round gate holes where the horses have taken to hanging out. I'd love to have a nice warm day now but come summer I'll be sweaty and wanting a cold day haha!

I ate my soggy sandwich ... I refuse to be defeated by the rain ☔💪

This is madness. We rely on older cows to teach the younger ones the terrain, how to behave, where the good shelter is and what the crack is with life in general. Otherwise they wander too far, get in trouble in the bog lands and never get hefted. I hate fixing fences so I prefer them to have...

I've got 4. I've got a coloured mixed breed who I've had since I was a kid, he's the best, then there is mum's rescued pure bred Arab. The big lads are a KWPN dutch warmblood, Mr Toad and a thoroughbred x shire, Socks, my 2 hunters. We don't work the farm with horses though, we use quads and on...

I'm loving reading your replies here. It's really cool seeing what everyone's up to. It can be a lonely time of year. Our new bull arrived today and I've spent most the day checking boundaries and fence lines. My grandfather has been doing the firewood this year, he's 91, calls himself 'grandad...

Got heavy rain all day covering already sodden ground. Cow decided to calf away from home and the quad decided it's broken. I got soaked to my undies. My sandwich got soggy too. It's been one of those days! 🌧️🌧️

Absolutely soaking wet here. This time of year tests your metal. I'm going to start wearing wetsuits.

It's just sunk in that 20 by 60 miles is absolutely massive ground. That's a huge gathering job on there! How do you manage that? Do you have stock split and gather in groups or bring it all down at the same time? Ahh that makes sense. We like the lambs at age and weight for back end of summer...

You lamb in December? I'm guessing you lamb indoors? How many have you got to lamb this year? We time lambing for when the weather starts picking up. We have them in groups and lamb in waves so the first lot will be lambed and kicked out to pasture, quick re-bedding of the shed and onto the...

So here stock has been brought into lower pastures or housing now to be fed each day. The horses are in stables with turn out rotations rather than living out 24/7. The snow will come soon, the rain is already here in abundance and I'm praying for a decent frost to refresh the grazing grounds...

I like history books. Currently enjoying reading about Lord Nelson. Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle that changed the world by Roy Adkins. I do some work as a lawyer so get caught with my head in law books sometimes. The Secret Barrister books are a really good read. Terrier man Colin Didriksen...

I have had a kitchen fire before now. Wasn't funny at the time but it makes me smirk now when I think back to it 😅

They are really easy to make. Just need batter, tins and oil. Take about 20 minutes in the oven. I urge you to try them!

Yeah I normally do them in muffin tins. Some pubs here make them as big as your plate then put the dinner into it 😃

Yorkshire puddings! Ever had one so big your whole dinner sits in it??

Its when you miscalculate your hopping and end up knee deep in bog haha Do you guys ever wear flexithane? My main thing especially at this time of year is a really attractive pair of flexithane bib and braces.

This is a good way to remember! Reminds me a little of the stoat/weasel rhyme! Weasels are weasily identified and stoats are stoatally different. Not that it tells you the difference in the rhyme there haha