Our New Life in the Country: Off to 'the Bad Place'

Friday, 8 April 2011

Off to 'the Bad Place'

Near Pond

I'm off to 'the Bad Place' we need milk.............oooh how much will I be tempted to part with?

Far pond

Before I go I am looking at these lovely pictures of our two ponds, taken yesterday. The sun was glistening on the water and making it all look magical and the four pairs of wild ducks that have taken up residence were swimming around causing ripples to radiate and the sunlight to dance hynotically on the water.

Far Pond

It is about 18 feet further away from the house than Near Pond, they are on either side of the track that leads to the barn.

I am in my calm place, my purse is clutched tightly in my hand as I brave the supermarket. Wish me luck

Sue xx

6 comments:

Unknown8 April 2011 at 11:15
Good luck Sue! I don't think you'll be tempted as it's a good investment.

Let us all know how you got on.

sft x
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Unknown8 April 2011 at 11:16
I meant to write unless its a good investment...sorry to confuse.

sft x
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Karen8 April 2011 at 11:21
Hi Sue, you have done brilliantly so far, I'm sure you won't be tempted unless you see a good bargain. Beautiful photo's, I love sitting by water, its so calming, unless you need the loo of course lol. Have a lovely day and let us know how you got on.

Karen x
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mrsnesbitt8 April 2011 at 14:08
Hmmmm we have 3 supermarkets - all the co-op! lol!
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landcuckoo8 April 2011 at 14:53
Good luck Sue!
I have issued myself with an asbo from any supermarket due to my inability to stick to a list of anysort unless it has chocolate, crisps and general all round bad stuff only on it!

Sarah x
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Sue9 April 2011 at 07:29
I think I need something similar Sarah.....I got everything on my list ......and then some!!

Sue xx
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This was my Blog, just me writing about our day to day life learning all about and then living the smallholding life. First we started on a farm in Oxfordshire, then we moved to a smaller place in Berkshire (both in England) and then we found a place of our very own at the bottom of a hillside in North Wales. Along for the ride were all our various animals, and we ended up with just our dogs, Suky and Mavis, our cat Ginger .... who secretly thinks he's one of the canine gang, a sheep called Ethel who wandered in off the road and stayed... and a roving band of egg laying chickens that live cheek by jowl with the local wildlife.

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It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and relax into a world of dogs, cats, chickens, polytunnels and veggies with the occasional grass munching sheep thrown in for good measure.

Sue xx

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