I am having a grumpy day on the pig side of things. The post has just arrived, including a letter from our abattoir Scotch Premier in Inverurie. The letter says they are finding private pigs take too long to process compared with regular pigs due to difficulties removing their hair, the rare breed characteristics, their [...]
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Archive | September, 2010
Not as bad as it looked
29 September, 2010
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When I walked out the back door early this evening, on my way to feed the pigs, I found myself in a thick cloud of smoke. For a few seconds, I thought one of our neighbours was burning leaves in his incinerator but realised the wind was coming from the wrong direction and the smoke [...]
Read moreLinks for the Big Lad’s P6/7 class
28 September, 2010
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The Big Lad’s P6/7 class are studying crofting at the moment, so they’ve been looking at the blog to find out what we do around our croft. I’ve pulled together a few links to make it easier for them. Some of the selected pages describe what we do, others are collections of photographs of the [...]
Read moreThe Battle for Jam Pancake
27 September, 2010
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“This one’s the sergeant. He’s got the loudest voice and tells everyone what to do.” I came down from the potato field to find a full-blown battle being waged for the house. Or so I thought. The Wee ‘Un quickly corrected me: “They’re fighting to see who gets the pancakes with jam and cream, Pa.” [...]
Read moreA good crop of plums
26 September, 2010
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Not only did the light frost overnight loosen the apples, but it also loosened the plums. We’ve been keeping a close eye on both the weather and the plums for several weeks now, with the weather growing ever cooler and the plums taking ever long to ripen. When I checked the plums yesterday morning, almost [...]
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