One day, when we finally manage to get on with more work on the house (animals, paid work and mowing allowing) we are thinking of having some terrarium lights. A lot of the house is quite dark (cooler that way), so it is good to have some plants. We will see how they go!
We built ‘wood-henge’ for the cows around this time last year, so that we could feed them large rounds of hay without the help of the farmer who had been putting them in the field with his tractor (he stopped selling hay). It is great because we can get it rolled in without getting covered in mud - they can only access and poach 3 sides of it and we roll the hay in off the drive from the 4th side.
However they have been throwing hay on the ground, which is good to a point as it soaks up the mud and makes it dryer for them to stand on, but it was getting too much, so we are trying putting the bale in a giant hay net to see if they can still get enough to eat, but waste less. We shall see!
A friend spent some of her childhood in India and is a super cook of Indian food.
In aid of the twinning association (Bagneres is twinned with Inverurie and Malvern) we helped cooking for a curry take away evening.
Curry cooked for nearly 50 people. 15 different dishes (including salads and desert). Hectic at times, but fun and very delicious food.
Skiing is less dun with sore feet
I read a recipe with lettuce in stir fry, tried it and it was great. Then I had the idea to try it in risotto to! Also good!
We are on a new year diet, so quite a few meals with lettuce :)
Mackerel
He is eating better now, but we are feeding him hay granules as he has lost quite a bit of weight. We have to be careful what we feed him as many things cause problems for his hooves.
It’s no fun getting older!
