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From The Crofting Wifie: The highs, lows and laughs of crofting
The Reluctant Five
Yes, not the Famous Five, for these five are not famous, nor show any potential of upsetting the original Famous Five (but I fear if I make too much comparision I will have the copyright police sending me some fantastic and highly legalissed e-mails. Which I don’t want, obviously. The Reluctant Five are not new…
Sheepless Nights
We are sheepless. Not a Sean Connery version of sleepless, but no sheep. Deliberately, as in, they have headed off to pastures new. The latest flock graced us for six months, ensuring the grass was kept down at the end of last autumn and putting important nutrients back to the soil with their poop. But…
The Gap
The Sheep Gang found the gap. Not the Watford Gap, but a gap in the fence. I had spotted one on the wrong side of the fence last week so went to check how it had gotten through. Having rattled the treat bucket, the whole crew came running; no issues with the fence buster culprit…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Beth. For over 10 years I was a Theatre Nurse in the NHS. This full time job was then combined with managing the croft when we moved here in 2012. I became a full-time mother in 2017 and the antics really seemed to have kicked off. So hence the blog was born. While never destined for the glossy country type magazines, I offer more of a Laurel and Hardy view point to self sufficiency.
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