Pant Y Croi Farm

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30/06/2015

The beautiful view of the setting sun as I ate my dinner this evening, how lucky am I:)

17/05/2015

Today we got 4 new ducks as unfortunately the foxes had the last 4. These are Indian Runner ducks and we hope they'll be very happy at PYC. Their names are Gerda, Maggie, Minny and Sunshine. Tomorrow we will let them free range in the front yard with the hens, so happy to have them!:)

09/05/2015

.....And a couple of Donks too:)

09/05/2015

A little bit of colour from PYC.....

14/02/2015

A beautiful strip of sunset at PYC after a cloudy grey day:)

03/02/2015

A lovely snowy morning, everything is hushed, the wind has gone, all is peace:) Except maybe for a couple of vocal donkeys who make it known they would rather stay out in the field please, no matter what the weather! A trug of straw soon helped them to see it my way:)

13/01/2015

Cold on the old feet!

21/12/2014

Christmas is nearly upon us so I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a fun New Year from all at Pant y Croi!

25/11/2014

Lovely frosty start to the day, although Tom and Polly were not so pleased to be kept in till the frost has eased a bit:)

16/11/2014

No matter what the weather, there is always beautiful colours to be seen:)

31/10/2014

Today we had a bit of sunshine and it was lovely to see there is still some beautiful colours at PYC, even some Virginia Creeper that the wind hasn't reach yet:)

28/10/2014

The clocks have gone back and with our murky weather at the moment, the hens are in bed and Tom and Polly are waiting in their stable for tea by 5pm. And so the days get shorter and the evenings cosier, with a warming wood fire, pots of tea and home baked goodies to munch on, isn't life good:) The photo of Tom shows how muddy he is in the mornings. Luckily, I need the workout brushing him gives me, due to the goodies the day before!:) The other photo is of Mave and Vera, our beloved Bantams, grand old ladies that they are:)

18/10/2014

We've just come back from a week cruising the Brecon and Monmouth Canal on a beautiful narrow boat, with our wonderful children and their equally wonderful spouses, it was a complete joy:) As you can see from the photos taken on my return today, I have only just managed to catch the Virginia Creeper with what's left of it's glorious red leaves, and still the rose in front of the goose shed blooms!

10/10/2014

Our Virginia Creeper is slowly, slowly turning from green to red, luckily the wind hasn't striped it of all it's beautiful leaves yet, but it's been trying hard:) And in between the heavy rain showers I've reclaimed my bench in the veggie patch!

06/10/2014

I can hear the rain being driven against the windows and the wind howling down the chimney and rattling the back door, I think we may have bypassed autumn altogether, hello winter! No matter, the animals are tucked up for the night and we have a lovely warm fire making it oh so cosy at PYC:) Here are a few pics I took today to remind us of drier times (who'd believe it was just hours ago.....)

02/10/2014

What a bright and chilly morning we've had:) 2nd of October and still Tom and Polly need to wear their fly masks, amazing, and watching the cows grazing in the field next to the poly tunnel, we could still believe it's summer:)

26/09/2014

Pete picked these lovely Marigolds for me from the poly tunnel to brighten up a dull day, while picking more of our sweet and juicy yellow toms:) We also had our first corn on the cob for tea and boy was it tasty!

21/09/2014

Cool, misty, dewy mornings, hens putting themselves to bed by 7.30pm, must mean autumn's round the corner and I think the Virginia Creeper is beginning to agree......

13/09/2014

So, Pete's been busy, 19 jams of plum jam, 5 of tomato chutney and 5 of chilli jam. My turn next to pickle shallots, make up the garlic oil and as we've had such an abundance of onions I think it will be a tasty french onion soup to warm us up on cold winter days to come:)

10/09/2014

Busy day today picking blackberries for jam making and making the
borders at the front of the house easier to maintain by adding a stone topping!

06/09/2014

This is what hens love best, a tree to sit under or on, It is their natural environment after all. Lucy and Nina enjoyed a good half hour there, clucking and grooming in the dappled sunshine, I enjoyed a cup of tea and watching them, all very peaceful:)

03/09/2014

I wanted to show you how lovely the views are from Pant y Croi even if the sky is grey......

02/09/2014

Here we are, in September, the sun's been shining with a lovely warm breeze blowing and the flowers are still putting on a good show:) The animals are enjoying the late summer sunshine too!

27/08/2014

More goodies coming into the kitchen, plums and potatoes:) We also lifted the onions, here they are drying in the poly tunnel. Whilst in the veggie garden saw my next job - to reclaim the bench! On the way back to the house I had to take this photo of one of the hanging baskets, are they just beautiful?

25/08/2014

Happy Bank Holiday everyone! Hope it's a bit drier for you than it is here at PYC, although the temperature is lovely, warmer out than in:)
I think the Swifts are telling us summer is nearly over as they all gather on the lines, getting ready to decamp for sunnier climes. Must say, I love it here no matter what the weather!

24/08/2014

Finished making the passata using our own toms, garlic and basil, jolly tasty it is too:) Before and after photos follow and as you can see there is no wastage, what isn't in the pots goes straight into the compost!

24/08/2014

I've been picking toms again and was kept company by a beautiful butterfly:) Also had a look at how the sweetcorn and squash are doing, rather well I think! There will also be another picking of plums soon and we had a try of one of the apples, they looked so delicious, they tasted so tart:)! Patience, patience.......

23/08/2014

Today we have been stocking up on donkey bedding and barley straw, also picking plums and raspberries for jam making, busy busy busy!

20/08/2014

Today we finished the renovation of the hen house, it always seems to take longer than you first think:) We're pleased with it, our girls don't seem so sure, what do you think? Will let you know how they get on with it over the next few days! In the meantime here's some before and after photos for you...