So here we are into May! A mixture of working at weekends and other projects means that it's been a few weeks since the last blog and so apologies for that.
Things have started to get a little busier on the farm in the past few weeks, with more school groups coming for educational sessions as well as the ever increasing number of animals that we look after. Since I last blogged we have had some little chicks arrive that will go on to become Blue Maran chickens. We are hoping to have one cockerel and all the rest as hens, so there might not be a happy ending for some if we end up with too many cockerels!
We have had a real mixture of weather in the past few weeks, some scorching sunny days and others that really aren't worth the mention. As I sit and write this in the bay window of our flat the sun is streaming through the window (albeit making it a little hard for me to see my screen) and it looks like it's going to be a wonderful day.
We welcomed our parents (both mine and Vic's) down for a few days a week or so ago (IT'S JUST STARTED THROWING IT DOWN WITH RAIN OUTSIDE...WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!) and we had a great few days exploring some of the local areas. Probably the highlight was a trip on the "Round Robin", a train, boat and bus trip that runs in a triangle between Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes.
There was plenty of good food eaten over the course of the few days, and numerous stops for cakes and ice creams in most of the places that we went to visit.
We have this week officially entered ourselves for the Cockington Caper, a 10km run which will take place in July. We have started following a training schedule which should help us to build up our performance ahead of the big race, and so far things are going well. The training becomes slightly more demanding next week and so we'll see how I feel after that!
This weeks slightly odd news story comes from Turkey, where it seems one broadcasting station failed to do their homework on this game show contestant!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27349394
See you all again soon!
Things have started to get a little busier on the farm in the past few weeks, with more school groups coming for educational sessions as well as the ever increasing number of animals that we look after. Since I last blogged we have had some little chicks arrive that will go on to become Blue Maran chickens. We are hoping to have one cockerel and all the rest as hens, so there might not be a happy ending for some if we end up with too many cockerels!
We have had a real mixture of weather in the past few weeks, some scorching sunny days and others that really aren't worth the mention. As I sit and write this in the bay window of our flat the sun is streaming through the window (albeit making it a little hard for me to see my screen) and it looks like it's going to be a wonderful day.
This Peacock butterfly has been out enjoying the sunshine
We welcomed our parents (both mine and Vic's) down for a few days a week or so ago (IT'S JUST STARTED THROWING IT DOWN WITH RAIN OUTSIDE...WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!) and we had a great few days exploring some of the local areas. Probably the highlight was a trip on the "Round Robin", a train, boat and bus trip that runs in a triangle between Paignton, Dartmouth and Totnes.
The train on it's way between Paington and Dartmouth
There was plenty of good food eaten over the course of the few days, and numerous stops for cakes and ice creams in most of the places that we went to visit.
Enjoying a sunny afternoon on the boat between Dartmouth and Totnes
We have this week officially entered ourselves for the Cockington Caper, a 10km run which will take place in July. We have started following a training schedule which should help us to build up our performance ahead of the big race, and so far things are going well. The training becomes slightly more demanding next week and so we'll see how I feel after that!
This weeks slightly odd news story comes from Turkey, where it seems one broadcasting station failed to do their homework on this game show contestant!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27349394
See you all again soon!
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