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Hens back in lay

8 March, 2013 by Stonehead 6 Comments

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Broke a spring

4 March, 2013 by Stonehead 0 Comments

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Sun breaks through the trees behind the old tattie lifter.

Feels like winter

23 January, 2013 by Stonehead 4 Comments

Winter has been mild thus far with temperatures rarely dropping below -5ºC, but we did get about 30cm (12 inches) of snow overnight and a stiff breeze meant the windchill was decidedly bracing. Still, the sun broke through in the afternoon and I made the most of the opportunity to do a few jobs, take […]

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It’s a little cool on the croft

6 December, 2012 by Stonehead 4 Comments

No further snow fell on the croft overnight, but the temperature fell to -8ºC. It’s a little colder than usual for this time of year and made last night’s drive to Inverurie interesting as there was black ice on all the roads. On the the bright side, I only had four chicken troughs to clear […]

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Snow falls on the old cottage and livestock trailer.

It’s snowing, cue media hysteria

3 December, 2012 by Stonehead 4 Comments

We’re waiting for the annual outbreak of panic and hysteria from the media and our local schools. Why? Because it’s snowing and that means “disaster”, the “big freeze” and the end of the world as we know it. Or something like that. We’ve had just under 10cm (4in) of snow so far, which is a […]

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