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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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Homemade Advent Calendar
Now Willow is just old enough to understand Christmas, I thought it would be a nice idea to have an advent calendar. I didn't really want...
Lara
Dec 6, 20202 min read
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Marrow cake
Our neighbours gave us a marrow in return for some eggs. Willow was very pleased with it. After it had been carried around, put to bed,...
Lara
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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Mists and mellow fruitfulness
Autumn has arrived at the Old Sheep Farm. A few weeks ago the trees on the hill turned golden, and mists started rolling in from the sea....
Lara
Oct 25, 20202 min read
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September flowers
It seems all the flowers in the garden put on their best show in September, even though the nights were already getting a little more...
Lara
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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The Old Sheep Farm gets a facelift
We have been working hard to give the outside of the main farmhouse a fresh new look. Its amazing what a difference a lick of paint here...
Lara
Sep 6, 20202 min read
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The road to the Old Sheep Farm
We have a 200m road up to the Old Sheep Farm, that we are in charge of maintaining. When we moved in, it was a patchwork of concrete and...
Lara
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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Blackberry season
"Hip hip hooray! A blackberry!" This was little Willow's joyful shout when finally, after asking if the blackberries were ripe yet for...
Lara
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Deep in a fairy dell
The Old Sheep Farm is nestled between the wide, wild expanse of Snowdonia on one side, and the cool ferny dingly-dells of Nant y Coed...
Lara
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Blackcurrant picking
Its blackcurrant harvest time at the Old Sheep Farm. We have three or four beautiful bushes, high up on the slope overlooking the...
Lara
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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Pesky egg-stealin' creatures!
We have a thief in our midst. For a while, I was slightly mystified as often a chicken would spend a good while sat in the nesting box,...
Lara
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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Shearing time
We are enjoying learning a little bit about sheep farming as the year goes by. A few weeks ago, it was haircut time for the sheep! It was...
Lara
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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Getting to know our feathery girls
Well, we have had our chickens a good few weeks now, and are getting to know their quirks. We have three out of the four laying; Polly...
Lara
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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Fun at the beach
For the last three months, we haven't been able to go to the beach, as the government guidelines for the lockdown didn't allow us to...
Lara
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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The First Egg!
Polly laid her first egg a few days ago. It was a very exciting event. I had enjoyed having the chickens around so much that I had almost...
Lara
Jun 14, 20201 min read
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The rain came!
After three months of drought, finally the rain came, and it came with a vengeance. The plants are almost audibly creaking with delight....
Lara
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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Polly Pecket's Big Adventure
And here commences the probably long series of chicken-related misadventures... A few days ago, in the late afternoon I noticed that our...
Lara
Jun 7, 20202 min read
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Keeping ourselves busy at the Old Sheep Farm
Well, two full-time jobs, full-time childcare and renovation works are kind of keeping us busy right now. But we still have a little time...
Lara
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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Lockdown at The Old Sheep Farm
Here in Wales, lockdown is still very much in full swing. Although BBC news appears to forget that Wales exists ("UK Government relaxes...
Lara
May 31, 20202 min read
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The Hens are Here!
The day finally arrived - our hens came! The farmer appeared in his landrover with crates of beautiful chickens in the back. We were...
Lara
May 23, 20203 min read
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The best Bara Brith from the Aga
A very important aim, before we get our holiday cottages up and running, is to find and perfect the best Bara Brith recipe. Ok, yes we...
Lara
May 9, 20204 min read
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