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. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:31:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/mental-musings-of-a-shepherdess-my-dog/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/mental-musings-of-a-shepherdess-my-dog/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 23:56:13 +0000 Jan http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=621 I took my trusty sheepdog over to the farm where the nice old farmer let us play with his sheep yesterday …. we were having a lesson about sheep dog trialling … and believe me, that 20 mins in that field was the longest 20 mins of my life! My dog has a few personality [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/mental-musings-of-a-shepherdess-my-dog/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-shepherdess/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-shepherdess/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 18:31:35 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=609 Thought I would just share a funny little poem Foul Old Ron (my father by any other name) wrote for a friend of the family, a shepherdess in Scotland. There are a couple of ‘in jokes’ in there but I hope it gives you a giggle and anyone who has lambed in snow will know [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/the-shepherdess/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/natures-alarm-clock/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/natures-alarm-clock/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:52:42 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=224 As I clutched my morning coffee today, hopping from foot to foot to try to warm up, I heard the sound of nature announcing the arrival of morning. It was still dark but a few whisps of light were starting to filter through as the cockerel was crowing for all his might. I stood on [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/natures-alarm-clock/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/farming-is-not-always-as-easy-as-it-sounds/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/farming-is-not-always-as-easy-as-it-sounds/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:57:58 +0000 Jan http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=200 Woke to a lot of snow; went off to work – feeding calves and bulls ,,, and knew I had someone coming to collect a couple of hebridean sheep that my boss told me were in the barn. Deep snow meant a very scary drive the 9 miles up the glen …. and once there, [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/farming-is-not-always-as-easy-as-it-sounds/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/a-night-to-remember/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/a-night-to-remember/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:46:26 +0000 Jan http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=161 This evening I went to fellow Country Couples member Happydays house for tea, and afterwards he suggested a walk by the river as he said a herd of Fallow Deer were grazing down there. We set off with Happydays wee lurcher/terrier and wandered along by the river. It was a mild, calm evening and the [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/a-night-to-remember/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/silence-without-the-pet-lambs/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/silence-without-the-pet-lambs/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:15:52 +0000 Jan http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=159 The pet lambs have been weaned and returned to the flock …. their foghorn bleats no longer echo around the steading … I am no longer mobbed as I try to get from ‘a’ to ‘b’ …. my washing stays on the line … my flower borders are no longer being decimated …. there is [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/silence-without-the-pet-lambs/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/jealousy-in-the-duck-house/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/jealousy-in-the-duck-house/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:18:46 +0000 Jan http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=154 A battle of wills is threatening to disrupt the peace and tranquility of the hen coop …. Mrs Muscovy hatched 15 adorable ducklings a couple of days ago …. some are all yellow, some yellow and beige, some yellow and brown … all are the cutest wee bundles of fluff imaginable! However … Mrs Muscovys [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/jealousy-in-the-duck-house/feed/ 0