She will be a Dexter, in calf we hope. She lives out and is 6 or 7 years old. So, no spring chicken which makes for easier calving. As she lives in Whitby, we haven't met yet but are going over on Sunday with the trailer. A Dexter is a Dexter and if you want to know what one looks like try Googling "Dexter" but the picture is of Jet, an approximation of a Dexter, being half pure, regsitered Dexter and half Cloud (GallowayXWhite Park).
OH is busy rebuilding the stone drainage system. A back-breaking job when it could be done by borrowing a mini digger and getting new drains in place in a day. But it does preserve the old drains which are made of stone and are works of art just like the stone walls. He is on holiday this week so maybe one will get finished by Friday, if the sunshine holds out.
I tidied the front garden as the East wind makes it the most protected land at the farm. I have also put in two more rows of parsnips and a row of winter sprouting broccoli. We are eating fresh English Asparagus everyday. I wish we could grow it...sigh.
OH is also planning on the 3rd polytunnel. The other two blew away. The trees are bigger now and provide more shelter. Too late for this year, but watch this space, again.
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