Scrumpy, cricket and goat drama

This week in Farm Life:

On Friday Stine (pronounced Steena) and I cycled into deepest, darkest Somerset to find Wilkins Farmhouse Cider, which is supposed to be the best cider around. Google maps failed to adequately express how steep the hill at the end was but maybe it only made us appreciate a nice warmish tankard of scrumpy more (the old guys sitting in the barn gave it to us for free, along with some cheese). The cider we bought was dead cheap, if you ever find this place it's well worth it.

On Sunday the two big male goats, who I have named Big Daddy and Billy Boy, had a fight and one of Billy Boy's horns got knocked off. Now he has a grant total of half a horn, and there was a lot of blood. But it seems that Big Daddy came off worse in the long run because he hasn't really eaten anything since then and seems very unwell. Hopefully he will be alright but we are feeling worried.

Billy Boy (left) and Big Daddy (right), random other goats (in front)

I played cricket with Ed on the weekend. I was bowling, Ed was batting and Priddy the dog was fielding. Unfortunately the fielder kept trying to bite the ball out of people's hands and wouldn't give it back to the bowler once she'd retrieved it, so the batter had to intervene several times. Inevitably the ball got lost. So cricket is on standby until we can find another one.

On Monday the family went camping for the night so me and Stine were home alone. We made feminist lego people and dug up some potatoes from the garden which was extremely exciting. Maybe I want to be a potato farmer…

 Hanging the yoghurt

Mr Pickles wondering what my purpose in life is if not to give him ginger nuts

Little furry brees, they are so cute

Autumn seems to have replaced summer in just a week. The campers are gone, the children are back at school, the indian summer has melted into drizzle, pearly clouds and chilly nights. Stine is leaving on Thursday which will be very sad. But I am getting the hang of things and my family are coming to visit on Saturday, can't wait :)

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