Milkweed & Teasel

The local hunt - hunting on horseback - comes through the estate. Though hunting foxes is outlawed, it's perfectly OK to let the hou...

Dakota inspects the game cart Shooting season has ended for another year. We had the Beaters' Days last Saturday and Monday - a cha...

I have finished canning batches of pear and apple chutneys made from the abundance of fruit from our orchard - an entire cupboard full. I bo...

Well, sort of first day. Our shoot season officially starts on Saturday, but we always have a stir-up day, a sort of full dress rehearsal, a...

It's autumn in the Welsh Marches. Our fruit trees are groaning under the weight of apples and pears - var. "Cissy" - I ...

The results are in from the vets - our new nanny goats are TB free, and free from Johne's Disease, CAE, and CLA.  We're all...

After a few days of bribing the goats with grain and with a little help from Mike to steady the front end, I have collected my very first ha...