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The Old Sheep Farm Blog
Making a home in our own slice of heaven
A blog about rural home life in a Welsh farmhouse; baking, gardening, nature, family, and sharing our little slice of heaven with you, nestled between the Snowdonia mountains and the sea.
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Lara
Dec 7, 20242 min read
Stencilled Staircase
Our staircase in the old farmhouse was looking a bit tatty and boring. We had a frayed brown carpet stair runner over white painted...
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Lara
Apr 3, 20243 min read
The Bird Garden: Part 1
We are currently renovating a beautiful, if a little wild, area in front of the main farmhouse into our very own Bird Garden. It is a...
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Lara
Feb 13, 20242 min read
New Year, New Projects
Well, we had a busy 2022-2023! We opened the Old Sheep Farm in August 2022, just after our second daughter was born, initially with just...
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Lara
Aug 11, 20232 min read
A wildflower meadow at last!
Back in May 2020, I wrote a blog post here about planting our wildflower meadow in our apple orchard. I promised an update - and here it...
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Lara
Apr 30, 20232 min read
The Old Sheep Farm Cottages: The Renovations
The Old Sheep Farm holiday cottages are set at Camarnaint, a traditional hill farm on the edge of the Carneddau mountains. Camarnaint was...
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Lara
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Wholewheat Apple Pancakes from the Aga
Our apple store is full to the brim with delicious green and gold Bramleys again this year thanks to our neighbours' tree (they invite us...
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Lara
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Al-fresco sun terrace transformation
We have now transformed the outside of our holiday cottages, from damp tumbledown animal shed used to store the bins, to a swanky sun...
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Lara
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Winter Sun in Snowdonia
We have had a mild winter so far at the Old Sheep Farm. So, it meant we could enjoy the great outdoors without having to bundle up! We...
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Lara
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Honey and Lavender Ice Cream
Late summer is when the bees seem at their busiest at the Old Sheep Farm. I had just got given some beautiful fresh local honey, made...
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Lara
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Damsons galore
The Old Sheep Farm has three ancient damson trees, in the paddock next to the cottages. They are gnarled, covered in lichen, and somehow...
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Lara
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Pink Elderflower Cordial
The elderflowers are blooming at the Old Sheep Farm. We have two types of elderflower bush - a white elderflower by the cottages, and...
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Lara
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Wild Ponies
In the mountains above the Old Sheep Farm, some wonderful, unique beasts roam wild. They are the Carneddau Ponies - thought to have...
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Lara
May 16, 20211 min read
Sunsets return to the Old Sheep Farm
Its that time of year when the sunset has edged just north enough for us to see it on our horizon from the Old Sheep Farm. Then we are in...
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Lara
Apr 25, 20212 min read
The new kids in the coop
Three weeks ago we got two new chickens. We drove to Pwllhalog Farm to pick up two sweet little pullets - a Russet Green and a Cheshire....
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Lara
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Relaxation of Chicken Lockdown
Some of you may not know, but whilst we have been suffering through COVID lockdowns, our feathery friends have been in lockdown too....
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Lara
Apr 6, 20211 min read
The Growing Season Begins
A sunny weekend meant we could get out into the vegetable garden and begin to plant some seeds. We had some orange and red cherry...
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Lara
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Easter at the Old Sheep Farm
Easter Sunday brought the most glorious spring weather. We had a very excited two-year-old who couldn't wait to get out into the garden!...
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Lara
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Buds and Shoots
After the big freeze in January, things were looking rather sad in the garden at the Old Sheep Farm. Early shoots were punished for their...
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Lara
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Winter Wonderland
In early January, we woke up to a winter wonderland at the Old Sheep Farm. This was the view from our window - needless to say, we had a...
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Lara
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Christmas comes early to the Old Sheep Farm
We usually wait until the start of December, at the earliest, to put up any decorations. But this year, Sunday 29th November was the day...
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