Happily, the piglets arrived this week! For weeks I have looked at the sows’ ever-expanding bellies thinking ‘it must be today’ and being disappointed at being wrong every day. But on Wednesday the first sow, Thelma, made a nest of straw outside, under the trees in dappled sunlight and gave birth to 12 adorable piglets. […]
When does a hunch become a knowing? How do we learn to trust our gut instinct? These are two questions I have been pondering this week. Certainly for many of us, myself included, we have not been encouraged or taught how to listen to and trust our instinct. Most of us make decisions by weighing […]
The change in weather has certainly shifted the mood across the farm this week. The last of the winter tasks have been completed: tree and hedge planting is finished for this year and as the ground dries up and plants begin to grow, we prepare for the buzz of numerous spring activities. The 3000 hedgerow […]
Moving into the Light Every year it is the same: a sense of relief, joy and gratitude at the increased amount of light. The pleasure from this never diminishes, year after year I feel equally joyful at having made it through the toughest part of the year. I do like winter, but as we edge […]
This blog is being written at a time of rare planetary alignment. Seven planets have aligned in the sky to form a perfect line. What does this signify? It is a time to align your personal energy, goals and spiritual path. A call to bring balance into your life and embrace harmony within yourself and […]
I used to always take my strength for granted. Growing up around horses and being outside a lot, I did a lot of manual work as a youngster and developed good muscle tone. Then around aged 45, once this strength began to ebb away, I realised how much I had just assumed it would always […]
