Sailing the Good Ship Persabus

| October 31, 2018
I exit to the mainland, leaving the Happy Farmer to ‘sail the good ship Persabus’. There are the usual tasks, changeovers to be organised. Breakfasts to be cooked. Pottery orders to be posted out. Kiln firings to be completed, together with farming duties, oh and a shelter to be built for the horses. In my [...]

A Gathering of the Clans

| October 23, 2018
We had a gathering of the ‘clans’ on the farm last week. The sheep, young and old were rounded up in the old sheep fank and placed into lots for our annual livestock sale. The Happy Farmer needed to check the sheep were ‘correct’ above and below before separating them. Cheeky, crabbit and obstinate were [...]

Changing Seasons

| September 3, 2018
In the Happy Farmer’s words ‘it’s great to see the sun hanging out again’. The panorama from the farmhouse is changing. The summer colours are merging into an autumn landscape. The barley in the front field has ripened to a rich, golden colour. The Paps are swathed in purple and gold as the greenness of [...]

A Dip in the Ocean

| July 30, 2018
The Happy Farmer is being kept on his toes. He has ‘lady’ issues. One of his Highland girls is procrastinating about her ‘calving duties’. On hot days she can be found dipping her hooves in the very boggy ditch to cool off. With her extra heavy gait, there is every chance she may struggle to [...]

Farmer Exits to the Mainland….

| 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 [...]