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.

Lara

Apr 30, 20203 min read

Growing vegetables for the family (or for a bunny buffet...?)

Last year Rich built some raised beds for vegetables. We had a very arduous process filling them with top soil, as we couldn't get any...

Lara

Apr 18, 20203 min read

The Birds of Camarnaint

The first thing I noticed about the Old Sheep Farm, when we first moved here (once all the initial chaos had subsided!) was the amazing...

Lara

Apr 18, 20202 min read

The Old Hen Farm

We have been planning to get hens for a long time now, and have been slowly gathering all the bits and bobs we need. The first job was to...

Lara

Apr 18, 20201 min read

Spring at the Old Sheep Farm

Spring has come to Camarnaint! And what a beautiful Spring it is too. It hasn't rained properly for four weeks. Bright sunshine and blue...

Lara

Apr 18, 20201 min read

Between the mountains and the sea

It has been a year since we moved to North Wales. On our moving day, we arrived to our house on the hill in the snow, and were greeted...

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