The rain relentlessly poured down this morning as though the sopping drench would never dissipate.
Charlie bought three mother ewes and their lambs from the paddock, they have returned to the shelter of the poly tunnel, for the now. The Herdwick has also down from the paddock, and has been placed into the calf creep pen with a few remaining ewes, still to lamb.
Cades enjoying breakfast.
Today is the first day in weeks that I have no suffered appalling toothache, the periodontitis infection in my gums appears to have shifted.
This cade lamb came into the farmhouse today.One of triples, weak and lethargic, had been struggling to get enough milk.
A cade lamb has come to us with her legs frozen stiff, she could not stand to suckle her mother ewe. Charlie took her into cade with optimism that she will walk eventually, given time; Charlie administered her a 0.4 ml injection of selenium, since then we have seen improvement. The lamb pushed herself up with her front legs, backing onto the wall, then attempts to move forward; this is an improvement from her wiggling around on the floor. Life has been a hard start for her, and I felt for her struggle.
Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?Linking machineWater colour, from Borth haugh to Roberton, tower now obscured by trees
Midday we visited Border Auctions to view their lots for this month, among many items we were humoured to find an unopened Charles and Diana "Royal Wedding" jigsaw. There was also a linking machine, my mother worked on one similar to this, perhaps a relic from Hawick's cashmere trade I thought. We also found a watercolour picture of Roberton created by a local artist, Charlie was puzzled as to the view from where the picture was painted.
Charlie bought three mother ewes and their lambs from the paddock, they have returned to the shelter of the poly tunnel, for the now. The Herdwick has also down from the paddock, and has been placed into the calf creep pen with a few remaining ewes, still to lamb.
Today is the first day in weeks that I have no suffered appalling toothache, the periodontitis infection in my gums appears to have shifted.
A cade lamb has come to us with her legs frozen stiff, she could not stand to suckle her mother ewe. Charlie took her into cade with optimism that she will walk eventually, given time; Charlie administered her a 0.4 ml injection of selenium, since then we have seen improvement. The lamb pushed herself up with her front legs, backing onto the wall, then attempts to move forward; this is an improvement from her wiggling around on the floor. Life has been a hard start for her, and I felt for her struggle.
Midday we visited Border Auctions to view their lots for this month, among many items we were humoured to find an unopened Charles and Diana "Royal Wedding" jigsaw. There was also a linking machine, my mother worked on one similar to this, perhaps a relic from Hawick's cashmere trade I thought. We also found a watercolour picture of Roberton created by a local artist, Charlie was puzzled as to the view from where the picture was painted.
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