Milkweed & Teasel

My sister's upcoming birthday was the perfect chance to let my geek flag fly, so I knitted this for her - It's a Dr. Who 'Tar...

I've just finished knitting my very first sock! It's a knee-length shooting sock in Superba wool (colour: 'Santa Fe'), fo...

It's buck season now, the Glorious Twelfth has marked the opening of grouse season, and our own shoot team has had its annual barbecue a...

For those of you reading the blog who aren't members of my family (and I still can't believe you find this engaging enough to come b...

Today was the final day. The bet was that I couldn't finish knitting my cardigan by midnight on 30 May - Ta Daa ! . E ven though my ...

My practical skills are improving all the time. So are my improvisation skills - think 'MacGyver' improvising, not 'standing in ...

daughter's jumper TaDaaa! My first finished object of the year. It's a baby jumper made from my handspun Gotland fleece, a gift f...

We're past Christmas now and the not-so-festive stomach bug that hit us Christmas day. Mike soldiered on and made Christmas dinner, but ...

Usually I'm posting about a disease outbreak or injury to the animals here, a worrisome aspect of keeping livestock. Just for a change ...

No, not the Sicilian mafia. The hedgerows. Miles of them, still heaving with fruit and foliage and possibilities. I gave in to my appetite a...

I put my back out splitting firewood this week. Thankfully the chiropractor righted it for me this morning, and now it's just sore muscl...

I checked on new mother hen Gertie and her chick this morning. The chick looked very odd - large head, tiny body. I thought at first glance ...