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Tales & Stories

This section is filled with tales and stories from our members. Read how they got into the life they lead, other experiences from life or just miscellaneous stories.

A Silkie Story

In the summer of 2005 we visited Bob’s sister Isabel in Northamptonshire. She took us up to the field to admire her hens. Almost before the words “O...  More on this Item... >

Christmas Crackett

After twenty years, in 1997, we finally realised our dream of moving to "the garden round the corner". Needless to say, the house that went with it re...  More on this Item... >

Walking Miss Daisy

Daisy is our Bulldog who we sort of adopted last year; we didn’t actually decide to adopt her, she just inexplicably insinuated herself into our affec...  More on this Item... >

Foot & Mouth Experience

Foot and Mouth Disease was well established by the end of February, but by the time I decided to volunteer my services as a Temporary Veterinary Inspe...  More on this Item... >

Can You Swing A Scythe Boy?

When we first rented half an acre from Lord Tollemache behind our cottage in Suffolk I decided to buy a scythe and a rake to keep it in order until we...  More on this Item... >

Report From Coquetdale

The snow of February 2001 was so heavy here that extensive damage was caused to trees including our conifer plantation, Gloomy Wood. We took advice f...  More on this Item... >

Backyard Animals

What types of animals do yuo hvae in your back yard?

A Doctor Writes

Advice from your friendly Smallholders Doctor

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