Posted by Sally on September 30th, 2008 in Rural Resources, Where to Buy
Do you need new wellies but don’t know where to buy them or are you finding the prices for wellington boots at your local farm supply shop getting out of hand?
Perhaps every time your welly fills with slurry you promise yourself a new pair but never seem to find the time.
This is where online shopping [...]
Posted by Sally on September 26th, 2008 in Animal Welfare, Pets
There’s a new blog on the block called HorseHandler for horse behavioural problems, written by equine behaviorist Steve Thompson and is a jolly good read.
In his about me section Steve says “My work involves teaching horses and their handlers how to get around behaviour issues without conflict. My ‘motto’ is Compassion, Consideration, Cooperation because I [...]
Posted by Sally on September 22nd, 2008 in Hearth & Home, Household
One of the things you learn when moving to the countryside is how to use seasonal fruit and vegetables in the kitchen.
Making home made lemonade is something my mother taught me as a child and I thought everyone knew how to do it but when I mentioned it on my dating site forum the other [...]
Posted by Sally on September 20th, 2008 in Country Living, Rants and Rambles
There was a great article in the Daily Mail about competitive ploughing and not only did it give me a laugh but also made me think about what it is us countryside folk do on a rare rural day off.
Not for us a duvet day in front of the tv, playing golf or washing the [...]
Posted by Sally on September 18th, 2008 in Wildlife
Following a breach of the sea wall around part of Hesketh Out Marsh on the Ribble estuary this week the Environment agency and RSPB are joining forces in the biggest scheme of it’s kind in the UK to return the area to saltmarsh.
The flood defences were built in the 1980’s by local landowners in order [...]