Children are back to school today....

The end of our Summer Holidays, the children have gone back today. Unfortunately we have received rainy weather similar to that of last years, and in some farmers opinions worse than last year. Our harvest was much alter in coming in, and we still have one filed left at Caergynant which we would like for hay, but at this rate we will have to let sheep graze it.

Summer has been full of events. Our tenants and very good friends left Brynllefrith to move to the local village, and we had to find new tenants - what a job, hopefully not again for a long time. Dave and Julie with their family will be moving from Southampton to take up residence and think this part of the world, and in particular Brynllefrith are wonderful.

We helped my Mum move house into the village., and she is settling in nicely.

We had a big family reunion - on my mums side and forty of us were here for the weekend, camping, caravaning, camper vans and sleeping in the house. We had a hog roast on Saturday evening, and a big roast, new pots and salads on Sunday. Old acquaintances were renewed and new ones made for the younger members of the family. It was very successful and we hope to repeat the process next year.

My son Daniel has given in his notice in London and will be moving to Paris to live and work, and I hope this works out for him, as life is too short to be working and not enjoying life, and I have always said it's being happy in life which counts the most.

I have a meeting this afternoon regarding secondary school food and farming education which is very exciting, so far I have only been able to access primary school classes but this means we could be helping older children understand how our food and farming systems work and are so important.

I will keep you posted.

by the way the two chickens which we hatched at Treffonnen school, and now live with us have produced their first egg, a full life cycle has been completed that's worth talking about.....

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Shearing Time - Again

Yesterday the men spent the entire day from 7.30am until 7pm in the evening shearing, wrapping fleeces and moving sheep around in and out.
The previous day Philip, Len & Colin, had spent 1/2 the day getting the sheep nearer to the shearing shed.

laughingly I had my British Wool Board postcard today to inform me that last years shearing cheque should be in the region of £797. This does not cover half of the cost of shearing yet we have to do it for animal welfare.

So when customers wander how their lamb is so expensive, this is yet another cost that has to be covered.

here's waiting until next year