Rosemary Fletcher | June 18, 2018
The front field appears to be growing barley and…. lobster pots. Stacked ever so neatly above the sprouting field of barley in front of the farmhouse, are 200 or so lobster pots. The Happy Farmer has been smiling broadly ever since their arrival on the farm. He was more than happy to help then, in [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | June 11, 2018
It has been a busy old week. We have welcomed many new guests to the farm and waved others on their way. So many fascinating people from all corners of the globe, with so many interesting stories to tell. This week we welcomed Koreans, Americans, Germans, Norwegians, and a lovely lady who grew up on [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | June 4, 2018
A right good 'Island Hoolie'. Wedding fever arrived at the farm this weekend with the ‘Porter-MacCallum’ wedding celebrations. What a truly creative, happy and unique day Mairi, our local sheep whisperer, and her husband John, butcher and fly-fishing champion, treated us all to. Where else would you have impeccably behaved pet lambs as bridesmaids, complete [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | May 28, 2018
There is a carnival atmosphere on the island as the Islay Festival of Music and Malt gets underway. The sun is splitting the skies as people from all corners of the world have travelled over the seas to Islay’s shores to join in the festivities. The Happy Farmer therefore feels obliged, duty bound in fact, [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | May 24, 2018
The Happy Farmer exited to the mainland this week and I was left sailing ‘The Good Ship Persabus'. The animals always seem to know when the farmer's away. I have come to realise this as things always seem to go a bit pear shaped in his absence. Yesterday I was getting along just fine. Breakfasts [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | April 14, 2018
It has reached that lovely time of year when the days are getting longer and longer, meal times are getting later and later, as beach time and extended dog walks are calling. Once the pottery door closes Ruby and Bramble are poised at the back door waiting patiently for the dog leads to be lifted [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | April 1, 2018
Easter has arrived, and the farm is buzzing with guests and visitors. The Happy Farmer has been busy delivering cooked breakfast to our campers. Those campers have a gorgeous tepee style tent. The kind of tent that makes me feel it should have a resident storyteller. The lovely couple staying in the tent know all [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | March 26, 2018
Spring has sprung into action on the farm. The sun is bursting in the sky and with the clocks going forward we were treated to another spectacular sunrise above the Paps of Jura this morning. Daffodils, crocus and of course snow drops are all in full bloom. The hedgerows have become alive with the chitter [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | March 18, 2018
I am thinking of selling the Happy Farmer in the pottery. He appears to draw the crowds. Every time I post a photo of him on our facebook pages he gets over 100 likes in just a few hours, drawing more attention than some of the pottery ranges online, such is his ‘online popularity’. I [...]
Rosemary Fletcher | March 13, 2018
The two bags of cement that have been beside the pottery door are annoying me. Each time I suggest we move them the Happy Farmer assures me that they are there to serve a purpose. Very soon they will be put to ‘good use’. The Happy Farmer is a busy man, with many jobs on [...]
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