December 2023

17th

Some potatoes were rotten, and were of a weird shape.

But others are revealled to be good enough to be eaten. This afternoon we fetched three ewe lambs from a small paddock near Denholm, the other, a mother were returned yesterday to the farmhouse bloated dead and thus awaits a lift from the knacker man.

The three ewe lambs were supposed to go into the polytunnel, but to our annoyance headed for the muddy calf creep.

Charlie placed dead mother ewe legs outside the bag for the knacker man to easily find; I joked stating the ewe was hitchiking.

16th

Charlie harvested a handful of potatoes from our Kitchen garden.

We were too tired to wash them, tomorrow we'll see if there any good.

14th

Charlie received a phone call notifying him of a dead ewe lamb on our grass keep. This was one of the four ewe lambs moved on 9th of December, all were strong and in good health.

13th

Today I received, by post, a Yule tide card of a woman holding a lamb; warmed and consoled me to know a friend, whom I've not seen for one and a half years, remembers and cares.

12th

The sheep in the polytunnel have finished their hay bale, so this morning we travelled to the other farm.

Charlie working the loader.

Hungry sheep await their hay inside the polytunnel.

We rolled the bale to the polytunnel and then tipped it over into the empty ring feeder.

Hungry sheep no more, happy as... Larry!

Very angry tonight, second time 02 has not properly sorted out my internet, happened with my previous SIM using Giff Gaff; three times I spoke to foreign call centres.

11th

Tonight I won carpet bowls with a neighbour at the local village hall, as a prize we both received a box of chocolates; I've only played the game three times! Beginning to tire towards the end, we played three games, there was not enough time for a final, so we were selected as winners by a total of scored points.

10th

Stressed at this recurrence carving up what driveway we have left, from the continuing paddock land slide at the farmhouse.

I'm wondering if we'd have this problem if we had disk breaks at the back as there are at the front of this 4x4.

9th

The Borthwick water is flooding, I've taken many photographs at this location.

In the afternoon we fetched some firewood.

Weird finding acorns inside a beech tree, Charlie washing his hands, farmyard style.

Trailer not full enough, yet.

About to depart with a trailer full of logs.

And moved four ewe lambs into another field, when they are hungry, you get there attention.

Greener pasture awaits, fresh salad!

When they are feeding, and have a supply food, they couldn't care less so we care about them.