Creations

Have collected Driftwood and sea glass from local beach and have beeswax.

Three creations are in the making

My driftwood xmas tree has a base and its first branch.

Sea Glass - well thats still in the design stage

Bees wax - the wick has arrived and thanks to Jane and Kelly finding some glass containers and the ones I got Project candles are going to be in progress this evening. Watch this space for pictures

Foraging

Today is about foraging

Just done a civilised walk on the beach - driftwood for my driftwood xmas tree and sea glass for a little craft project I am planning.

A little lunch and then berry picking. I may have discovered a use for the abundance of sloes which doesnt involved gin!! Dont worry already made next years slow gin!!

Making the most of the land

This am I thinned some of the willow out on the smallholding. My neighbour will be pleased with the view i created her. In my shed drying I have Driftwood, Willow and logs!!

Today I also made a bar of beewax to see if i could. It worked well. I have loads from when I extracted my honey. I feel some candles coming soon!!

With my collection of sea glass I can feel on these cold winter nights some crafty creations happening!!  

All change

When I got home I found two pigs in the chicken and duck coup!!

Ducks and Chickens all over the smallholding!!

Sheep in the electric fence!!
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A sheep acting dead!!

With a shake of a bucket, a check on a sheep and a bit of untangling all is well again now!!
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All in a day at katies smallholding!!

Time to enjoy last years fruits

I have just poured the first glass of last years home made wine. Have to say its drinkable!! must remember to get some on the go for next year!!

Identity Crisis - and latest pics of the smallholding

I dont know a kind neighbour farmer came and topped my field and a sheep wants to be a chicken! That gratitude for you!! Yes I found the sheep in the chicken coup

Best of Pals

The Naughty Pig 

The new look 

Follow the leader who was biting my wellies

Lay in

I decided to have a lay in this morning and got up at 8am - to the animals disgust!!!

Stardust decided at 7.30am that i had had enough sleep and kept patting me with that right paw of hers!!!

She and the other moggies got fed and water so i went to the pigs!! They saw me and decoded they didnt want to wait for me anymore and couldnt get out anywhere so they decided to take the field gate off its hinges!!

Once fed they have no wish to get out  - Think if they can take a gate off they are heavy enough now for bacon!!!