Rooted in the Borders: A Journey of Mindful Growth
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Woodburn Farmhouse
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Charlie has lived at Woodburn Farmhouse for over a decade
The Alchemy of the Demijohn: Slow Living in a Fast World
A 1960s recipe, a flash of Border rain, and vibrant rhubarb must fizzing atop the piano. Step into our slow-living kitchen.
Tagging and Clipping
Léonie helps Charlie tag and clip his sheep.
Bottle
Leonie and Charlie head out to the poly tunnel, ready to feed the eager full and half-cade lambs waiting for their evening meal.
Movement
Charlie and Léonie look after the sheep before moving two ewes and their lambs to a temporary pasture.
Ewes and Lambs
Léonie and Charlie are working to take their sheep to the ewes and lambs auction in Longtown.
Lambing
Léonie steps into the poly tunnel and discovers a newborn lamb. Now, she needs to find the lamb’s mother.
Branxholme Loch
Branxholme Easter Loch is located just above Woodburn, on the way to Chapel Hill.
Cohabitant
Leonie discovers a moose loose about Woodburn Farmhouse, and a bat, how about that.
Bean Harvest
Leonie picks beans from her kitchen garden at Woodburn Farmhouse, then blanches and freezes them.
Burn Baby Burn
Leonie puts Charlie's old clothes in the incinerator and burns them.
Mud Flaps
Charlie removes stupid mud flaps and flood lights from my Mini Cooper
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