Our First Wedding of the Year and the Sun Shone.
RIP Sweep
Sweep, who died aged 14. Our farm sheepdog, he took his principal career quite seriously and was passionate about it but he also saw himself as a pet, gundog, hound and giant terrier.
He never lacked for enthusiasm and self belief and he thought that he alone knew of the best method of directing the sheep, even if it meant taking them in a different direction from the one his handler had told him to.
He was gentle and would take a chew-stick from a human hand with all the delicacy of a bomb disposal expert removing a fuse from a ticking device. And he would enter his kennel plastered in mud, and come out the next morning as clean as a whistle, although his methods remained secret.
A much loved and loyal member of our farming family. We will miss you Sweep.
Ewes having their tummies scanned
At this time of year we scan all the ‘Mum’s to be’. They queue up and go through the trailer. The man in the trailer scans their tummies. At the end of March just before lambing starts we put them into different fields according to how many lambs they are expecting.
Operation Broadband has started
Having suffered slow broadband for years we have taken the plunge and are digging a trench to a neighbouring farm who already has a super fast connection. Our trench will carry over 1km of fibre and soon we will be able to connect into their fast broadband. This is exciting news for the farm, our lovely tenants and in due course the whole village, not only will it make it easier to work we will also be able to enjoy uninterrupted iplayer!
