Our New Life in the Country: It's October

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

It's October

It's October ... September has gone ... and WOW what a month.

It started off with us having no water for almost two weeks, then we had a weekend in bonny Scotland and went to one of the nicest weddings we've ever been to, when our niece Erin married the love of her life, Darren in the greatest of style.

Yes, my lovely hubby scrubs up very well :-)

I was stocked up with lots bargain vegetable seeds for next year and somewhat of a change for me ... lots of flower seeds too.

I did an Approved Foods order, something I've not done for ages ...

... and saved myself a shed load of money

We managed to get a couple of rolls of the sort of wallpaper we've been looking for for ages in the bargain bin in B&Q, ready for decorating the living room later this month.

We dressed a sheep!!

She's now doing much better, she's still with us and healing nicely .... although once again she's naked apart from her own now growing woolly jumper ;-)

I filled the freezer with meat of every description for my carnivore of a man.

Got back into menu planning.

Processed homegrown vegetables ...

... in bulk!!

Bought a new book.

It's strange that this should stand out but I really have stopped buying books like I used to .... who would have thunk it, haha :-)

We put some of the raised beds to sleep for Winter.

And weeded those that we are still eating from.

Before ...

... and after.

And now to round off the month nicely I have pulled something in my back so am having to take it easy ... really easy. Not something I find easy in any way. Although chasing one of the Lavender Pekins off the main road first thing this morning is doing nothing for it's recovery!!

Naughty Jill.

So I'm going into October with a whimper and a whine ... and luckily a still live chicken thanks to a nice man who passes daily and recognised it as one of ours and knocked on the door to let me know.

I'll probably be back tomorrow with another post, as the office chair is currently the most comfortable chair in the house :-)

Sue xx

10 comments:

Simple Living3 October 2017 at 12:48
Alan looks very smart.
Some great bargains, my approved food order came today, I missed out on the scone mix, I like buying in bulk.
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Jill3 October 2017 at 13:51
A well lived month! Glad for the sheep update - I've been curious.
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jenny_o3 October 2017 at 18:34
That is a very productive month! I'm glad you still have the sheep and that her coat is growing in again. I hope your back improves quickly!
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Pensive Pensioner3 October 2017 at 20:13
You have managed an amazing amount of things in just a month. No wonder your back is protesting. I suffer with back pain too so know how it feels when it comes on suddenly. I hope it soon feel better, just take it easier for a bit. Well done though.
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Christine Williams3 October 2017 at 23:12
What a wonderful filled month (except for your back). You husband looked dashing in hit outfit! Now if only I could get my own hubby to wear his again..... La!
I'm thinking of your coming garden with all those flowers amongst the vegetables & fruit & it looks heavenly in my head. I can't wait for you to post a photo of it in full swing. Hopefully that back doesn't give you too much grief & comes right soon, though I don't recommend too many mornings chasing chickens......
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Barbara M.4 October 2017 at 02:32
Your Lovely Hubby looks very handsome in his kilt.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new wallpaper in your living room. I love wallpaper.
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Anonymous4 October 2017 at 04:57
Wow you guys have been busy. How nice for the sheep that she is still with you. I'm sure she is looking much better than she did a little while ago. Please post some pics of your redecorating!
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Julia5 October 2017 at 10:43
We bought the scone mix, as well - and unfortunately one can make the most delicious donuts with it - read the instructions! Dipped in cinnamon sugar they are really rather good. What a nuisance.
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Anonymous7 October 2017 at 09:59
I suffer from lower back spasms but recently went on the Functional Restoration Programme at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham. Fantastic team! I've learnt so much about how to handle the pain and fear that comes with this problem. Check out their website, some great resources on there, also Lorimer Moseley videos on YouTube.
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Sol7 October 2017 at 20:32
Those beans look yummy! Is that a Stuart tartan I see?
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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.

We grow our own fruit and vegetables, selling surplus plants and edibles at the gate. We sell the eggs the chickens lay, we reuse, recycle and rethink ... and life ticks over at a pace that suits us.

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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