Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Neglecting my plot

I have had a very busy two days, so busy in fact that I have not been on my plot! Fortunately, my dad is up at the crack of dawn to let the chickens out, and he also puts them away at night (thanks dad). My updates have been missed because my father in law sent me a text message this morning asking me where the update was for Tuesday (thanks dad in law).

What has been keeping me away from the plot you must be thinking? Well, yesterday I visited my friend Annette's farm, Myer Bridge Farm, nr Southam, Annette is my best friend, we grew up together and have remained friends since our school days. She has been on the farm for 4 years, along with her husband Gavin, and I really like to go and visit because I can lose myself over there, and we do lots of farmy things!

On Tuesday we pottered around, first we pricked out some chilli plants, and picked some fresh strawberries, then we cleaned out the barn, which is where Ernest the naughty (teenage) donkey lives. He's a very lovable donkey as well, but he does have a habit of trying to take a bite out of any part of your anatomy, especially if you are silly enough to turn your back on him.
Juicy and fresh
Then we had some lunch, and a good old natter, one of the things we discussed was the two Dexter cattle that have just been sent to slaughter, they are the first beasts to go, and Annette and Gavin are marketing the meat! This is their first attempt, and they are quite excited by it, they already have commitments from several family members and friends (me being one of them), to buy a box of mixed meat, so hopefully they will make a nice profit. I have also bought lamb and pork from Gavin and Annette as I think it is nice to know where your meat comes from. We finished our afternoon by watching the first day of Royal Ascot, but we did not manage to pick any winners.

I'm off to bed now so I will fill you in on Wednesdays activities tomorrow (most of the afternoon was spent watching the action from Royal Ascot), and I will also have some allotment news as I will be spending a good few hours on my plot!

Now, I wonder what colour hat the Queen will be wearing tomorrow?