Kensmyth

I love August because the weather is still promises sunshine and the flowers are still blooming – Welcome”

I cannot believe how many fields are full of ragwort out and about this year. Luckily we eradicated any sign at Kensmyth way back in 2012 but if you see it, remove it but it has to be including the roots and before seeding..

and as for Himalayan Balsom along the riverbanks, so pretty and often mistaken but much easier to remove..

Nothing like a major IT outage all over the world to put things in perspective.. Mitchell our youngest had jut taken off for a holiday in the USA when this broke out.. feeling it as a Mum!

luckily all was well all round..

Sometimes you just have to take a day off after lugging heavy bales and take time out to enjoy what you have!

With our own tiny stretch of the River Churn, even the dog can paddle!

Weather has been challenging for all crops this year but the Hay is no exception. I would not like to place bets on a good second crop of hay this year based on the wet weather earlier preventing the first crop being baled. Taking advantage of a dry break, farmers baled madly. So pleased we got the first lot of hay into the barns before the weather broke again. it may not look a lot in this photo but the first 300 bales into a very big barn!

With South Cerney being the nearest village to the Alpaca farm, we often recommend restaurants that we have liked. Recently we visited the Elliott Arms which used to be more like a Beefeater type restaurant. Absolutely not now, very chic.. really enjoyed our meal there.

Kidneys, smoked mackerel, big burger, best sticky toffee pudding!

you always know you will get a great sticky toffee pudding when they serve the pudding seperately!

Welcome July – what better than quintessential sheep in the Cotswolds – well Texels and Badger face !

I do love a shorn Alpaca. Adorable though they are in full fleece, you realise just how small but athletic they are when shorn..

Some of our followers will realise that in order to expand your knowledge, you actually have to travel. Funnily enough I have never been to Stroud or any of the little villages around it. the Daneway en route to Miserden serves fabulous coffee as Mum found out and the pub in Miserden is as quaint as the village..

Well you have to try all the Water Park restaurants with your Mum do you not?  Have to recommend Spring Lake with its Lakeside Brasserie. Never had a bad meal there ever but very busy!

If you fancy water ski or wakeboarding or just fun or just watching!