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Kate, living a country life in Norfolk, England. Gardener, cook, hobby farmer – as keen as mustard and mad on dahlias…

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Month: June 2017

Cattle · Country life · Gardening · Norfolk

Our trip to the Royal Norfolk Show…

28th June 2017 KateLeave a comment

Today we headed to the Royal Norfolk Show. It was wet. For the first time in what felt like months it had been raining persistently for about 12 hours when we headed off. But it didn’t stop us and it didn’t stop thousands of others. Equipped with welllies and waterproofs we started exploring what is one… Continue reading Our trip to the Royal Norfolk Show…

Country life · Nature

The beautiful meadows…

25th June 2017 KateLeave a comment

As summer seems to be well and truly here the meadows are looking gorgeous – despite the lack of rain. There is a huge variety of grasses, daisies, clover and the odd pyramidal orchid. The beauty of this all is the abundance of wildlife taking advantage of the crop – there are bees buzzing on… Continue reading The beautiful meadows…

Cattle · Country life

Our herd expands…

12th June 2017 KateLeave a comment

Our herd has expanded, we are now the proud owners of Primrose and her son Felix, a six-week old bull. Quite simply they are gorgeous. Hours after they arrived Primrose, a pedigree Hereford, had firmly installed herself as matriarch of the group and Felix was accepted by the herd. They really have brought a lot of… Continue reading Our herd expands…

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