http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog A blog about rural life in the UK, our countryside and my country life. It's all here, farming, gardening, wildlife, animals and rural dating. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:41:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/new-food-and-farming-minister-for-uk/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/new-food-and-farming-minister-for-uk/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:01:09 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=654 Since I’m in cynical mood today I thought I’d have a browse around to find out about the new Minister for Food and Farming, Jim Fitzpatrick. For those of you who don’t know the former UK Government Farming Minister, Jane Kennedy, resigned last week (read that as asked to leave) after refusing to vow her [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/new-food-and-farming-minister-for-uk/feed/ 1 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/get-away-to-the-country-farm-holidays-in-the-uk/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/get-away-to-the-country-farm-holidays-in-the-uk/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:15:08 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=371 Have you started planning your summer holiday yet or just fancy a relaxing weekend away? There are many reasons why you should consider a farm holiday in the UK rather than going abroad. We are all becoming more aware of the environmental impact of flying abroad for a relaxing break but at this time of [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/get-away-to-the-country-farm-holidays-in-the-uk/feed/ 26 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-get-your-children-outdoors/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-get-your-children-outdoors/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:56:46 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=265 When children are toddlers it is so easy to get them outside, the mere mention of “let’s collect leaves” and they have a fit of excitement and run for their wellies. When kids get a bit older any mention of moving 3 feet from the playstation or computer screen is met with ‘that’ face and [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-get-your-children-outdoors/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/working-from-home-can-you-make-money/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/working-from-home-can-you-make-money/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:43:03 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=231 An issue that often crops up for the likes of farmers wives is can you make money working from home and if so how. I am not talking about running a business from home but being paid as a home worker, an employee that works at home. The benefits of living in the countryside simply [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/working-from-home-can-you-make-money/feed/ 7 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-culled-from-junior-dictionary/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-culled-from-junior-dictionary/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:19:13 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=206 The Oxford University Press has removed dozens of words relating to the British countryside from their junior dictionary. Ms Saunders, a mother that spotted words were being removed while helping her son with his homework, has compared the dicionaries from 1978, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007 and found a vast list of words relating [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-culled-from-junior-dictionary/feed/ 2 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/what-do-rural-folk-do-on-a-rare-day-off/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/what-do-rural-folk-do-on-a-rare-day-off/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:41:05 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=191 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 [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/what-do-rural-folk-do-on-a-rare-day-off/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-cumbria/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-cumbria/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:56:20 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=149 I love living in Cumbria and feel very lucky to be able to do so, hence the new category in my blog where I shall support Cumbria and shamelessly plug rural business ventures here. Cumbria receives millions of visitors from all over the world each year, just last week on the London Underground I met [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-cumbria/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/ofcom-announce-research-that-will-show-rural-and-urban-broadband-divide/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/ofcom-announce-research-that-will-show-rural-and-urban-broadband-divide/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:21:01 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=140 I was quite amused today when I checked out the website of the Commission for Rural Communities blogs to find they are reporting that Ofcom have announced it is launching a programme of research into broadband speeds throughout the country and a voluntary code of conduct for suppliers. I immediately clicked over to Ofcomwatch, knowing [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/ofcom-announce-research-that-will-show-rural-and-urban-broadband-divide/feed/ 5 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-nfu-countryside-forum-is-abysmal/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-nfu-countryside-forum-is-abysmal/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:17:12 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=139 One of the joys of living in the age of technology is that even in rural areas we now largely have access to the internet (yes it’s slow but at least we have it), we can access information and it helps us to feel connected to other rural people. I am not one for joining [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-nfu-countryside-forum-is-abysmal/feed/ 7 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-broadband-how-wrong-did-ofcom-get-it/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-broadband-how-wrong-did-ofcom-get-it/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:54:25 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=138 Just 3 days after my little rant about the Ofcom rural broadband report being unrealistic we now see just how wrong they got it. The Times Online reported yesterday – Rural Britain loses out in battle of broadband which of course is no surprise to us in rural areas but I am left wondering why [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-broadband-how-wrong-did-ofcom-get-it/feed/ 0