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Chasing my tail….
I have had a very busy few days. I have been exchanging my labour/ gardening skills for some much-needed firewood, seeds and other bits n pieces that I cannot produce myself (Some yummy edible treats...
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Seeds of promise…
Finally after a much later start than usual, I have trays of seedlings growing on healthily in my tiny greenhouse. I have pea shoots pushing up through the damp earth, waving their bright green leaves...
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I’m keeping on my rose tinted spectacles…..
Despite the many hardships smallholders/permaculturists and those following their own path to self-sufficiency endure, it seems to me that there are far more positives to this lifestyle than negatives....
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Visualise the life you want…
I am a great believer in the power of positive thought. I think if we spend too much time allowing negative thoughts to affect our lives, we then tend to lose space for all the good stuff that is...
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We will NOT comply. Please share and sign!
We will NOT comply. Please share and sign! Please take a few seconds to sign and share the above link. Thank you xxFiled under: conservation, eco living, Environment, Homesteading, Low Impact Living,...
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A life full of birdsong and blossom
As I walk quietly towards the milking shed each morning, I am accompanied by a chorus of birdsong, filling the early morning air. The trilling, chirping and warbling of species, unseen, yet still very...
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The grass is always greener…………….after rain.
Everything is so green and lush and vibrant here now. I am loving it! The recent rain has sent everything into overdrive. Grass in the fields and all my vegetable plants are growing fast! Trees are in...
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Vegetation, fascination, imagination…..precipitation!
Today I have been totally alone at Riverside. A rare occurrence! My youngest sproglet has been at a sleepover with her cousins. Due to this childfree time being such an unusual event I had BIG plans to...
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One of my hens, Blackberry a pied Sussex, with her three frizzle cross chicks.
My beautiful hen Blackberry, with her three chick. Dad is a blue frizzle cross cockerel called Barley xFiled under: Backyard Farming, broody hen, chickens, chicks, eco living, Homesteading,...
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Chicken tractors and mole diggers..
As always space is at a premium here at Riverside and more growing space is always needed. I have decided to add a long narrow border alongside the path that leads to the goat sheds. I have put my...
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