As we sit at the beginning of October, as the first storm of the year hits, it is good to remember the warm days of September. It was a lovely month, long sunny days, dry, a few chilly mornings but plenty of blue skies which was a real treat. The cottage on the farm has […]
Now apples are ripe on the trees, here’s a recipe for you to try. A perfect accompaniment to porky roasts or BBQs. 15 minutes to prepare. Ingredients: 3 or 4 Eating Apples Plenty of sage, a little mint, parsley to taste 2.5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled 1 clove garlic Juice of 2 lemons 1 […]
Perhaps not the best August weather on record but that didn’t stop our guests in the holiday cottage having fun – lots of BBQs and exploring the local area – and some lovely reviews. Nice to see everyone out enjoying life, many of them would never normally holiday in Wiltshire in August but perhaps that’s […]
With the ‘R’ number going in the right direction, the government gave the green light for the re-opening of holiday accommodation. From a standing start, pretty soon, the bookings were flowing again and we are sold out for the whole of July and August. Great news for us, for our guests who are loving the […]
Lockdown continues and it is amazing how quickly we all adapt! The holiday cottage remains empty which is very weird at what is usually our busiest time of year but, with the ‘R’ number continuing to improve, we are planning on being open again on July 4th. So, if you haven’t visited and are looking […]
The glorious spring weather continued into May and we can only hope that this is not the British summer and that the rest of the year will be miserable 🙂 We had some really high temperatures for this time of year, but also some cold nights with frosts and ice on the water buckets – […]
The strange times continue – lockdown has become an everyday word and people are adapting to their new lifestyle. For some, able to work from home or farmers like us, not so much has changed – things are very busy, but for others … those homeschooling, perhaps without a garden, things are tough. We must […]
We find ourselves living in interesting times, that’s for sure – and I am not just talking about the Corona virus/lockdown that started late on in March. March started with us up to our knees in mud after perhaps the wettest winter on record – certainly the wettest either of us have known here at […]
It’s official. 2020 delivered the wettest EVER February, according to the Met Office. Didn’t need their super-computers to tell us that – I think we knew. First Ciara, then Dennis and finally Jorge blew in and caused chaos. We had branches down, a fence shattered and several buckets relocated around the farm but we did […]
The New Year on Buttle Farm has been …. frankly, very muddy! We are luckier than some and we know which paddocks suffer the most so we can try and be smart with where we keep the pigs during winter and which ones should be rested until Spring. We always aim to have 4 […]