My life was suddenly a big HOLE
Am I really that scary? Are the males in this household so frightened of me that they are stupid enough to think that I won’t…
Articles Written By: Janet East
This author has written 12 articles
Visit the countryside… it’s idyllic!
The telephone rings. “Good morning, Yellingham Farm” “Oh, hello, do you take single women?” Oh no not another one! ‘Yes of course”. I replied. What…
A thief in my lambing yard – what is the world coming to!
Lambing is the most wonderful time of the year. All the plans and preparations start in the autumn, when we get the rams ready for…
Mary… Oh My Goodness!
I love talking. In fact it is sometimes very hard to shut me up. Looking back through some of my early school reports there are,…
“Bonjour Nell… Bonjour Jim”
Oh my goodness, what an amazing dog! I was sat in the freezing cold at a sheepdog trial in East Sussex. What was I doing…
No… not the landrover
Daisy was the best, kindest cow I ever had the pleasure of owning. A complete gentle lady. She was a Friesian cross Hereford and as…
I love a pedicure – but receiving not giving!
With the Rams starting to strut their stuff and curl their top lip in anticipation of what lies ahead in October, I knew it was…
To Judge or not to Judge
I was so excited after I put down the phone. Something I had always wanted to do had just been presented to me on a…
My Dream…
My dream... to have wonderful children staying at our farm enjoying what they see only on the television, xbox and other reality (not) programmes. Real…
Lambing Weekends – a special time?
Always one to want to share the joys of the farm with whoever wants to come, I came up with the brilliant idea of promoting…
You cannot shepherd without a good dog…
You cannot shepherdwithout a good dog…This comment was made by the best shepherd that I have had the privilege to meet, although our first meeting…
Drowning sheep and an expensive pair of glasses down the river
Why me?! Why can’t my ewes and lambs that are now grazing a luscious 11 acre field down by the river just stay put? Over…