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Fresh From The Farm
Fresh From The Farm Archive
16.02.2012Gumleaf will launch it's new PASTON Range this Autumn
05.11.2011New play mate
Well the shooting season is under way and Boss has got a new style which he has been workng on in the summer with Philip Thorold at Diss. It really does work as he is shooting well and Coach is happy…
17.10.2011WEEK END WALK
Made the most of the last of the sunny week ends and took the Boss and Louise for a 10 mile walk from Felbrig Hall to Blickling Hall. Louise was OK but Boss looked a bit creaky towards the end, I ran…
20.09.2011New recruit
Fly the sheep dog is 13 and still fighting fit but not upto the rigorous work out of gathering the sheep and working them in the pens, Ella the trainee has really come on this year and although a bit…
10.08.2011New Tweed Caps
Thanks for the pic of the curly coat retriever tribe, Wendy. They look great, used to do a bit of table top dancing myself when I was younger. I will pin it up in the garden villa.
I had a visit to the…
27.07.2011CLA GAME FAIR
Well I've been out of it for a bit, staying with coach while Boss and Louise had a stand at the Holkham Gamefair and then the CLA Gamefair at Blenheim Palace. I did pop into the office after the…
21.07.2011Perry's first calf
The dry time hasn't helped the crops much but it has been fantastic for the animals on the farm. The sheep and cows think they've woken up in Australia. The rain arrived in time to keep the…
31.05.2011Tweed caps
Boss is dancing this morning - it rained last night!! 5mm isn't a lot but when you haven't seen rain for months it feels like a flood. Suns out again.
I was having a rifle through…
24.05.2011Sheep shearing duties
What do I do when they are sheep shearing? Keep a low profile!
That sheep shearer quite fancies giving me a quick clip which is not on - I've got my new stylist down the road. Could be valuable…
17.05.2011Sheep shearing
Sheep shearing time - it needs to be warm before all the girls lose their coats, with warm evenings and no frosts in sight. It has been warm and dry all spring but we needed those warm evenings.
The…
15.04.2011Red Poll cattle
Today we sent 20 of our young Red Poll cattle to Cam Cattle in Cambridge. They graze the grass along the river Cam right into Cambridge - you can't miss them if you are walking out of Cambridge along…
12.04.2011Clip
I have taken the plunge with my new coiffure; Jill from Willow Wren at Barton Turf. I had a hot bath and blow dry, followed by a trim. Not too drastic because it may go cool again.
I'm going as…
01.04.2011Poodle parlour?
Boss has been off seeing the retailers in the North with the next seasons tweeds so I have had another few days with coach working on his estate. He's got all those girls working for him and its…
23.02.2011Customer visits
I went with the Boss to see some of our shop customers on Tuesday. He wouldn't let me out so I don't know what they were like. He was a bit upset - apparently they were his new ladies…
13.02.2011More lambs.
The lambs are coming thick and fast - almost half the flock has lambed 2 weeks into a 6 week lambing session. This has caught us on the hop.
The weather is mild but we need a dry spell so we can turn…
06.02.2011FIRST LAMBS
We have hit the ground running this year with the start of lambing.
We used two teaser rams - Harry and Charlie , rams that think they are rams but aren't - in the flock before the real rams…
25.01.2011one more day
wicked - Meg and me had one more day out !!
I did this fantastic retrieve across the lake and I got a pic just to show everyone.
Well that's the season over for another year only another…
22.01.2011last day out
Hi, had my last day out retrieving at Worstead last week. I was picking up with coach and sister Meggy. Meggy has got another day next week but I don't know if Boss has got time to go - He says he…
04.01.2011HAPPY NEW YEAR
Had a great Christmas day - went over to stay with sister Meg for the day - she sneeked us a couple of chipolatas when Boss wasn't looking. Still snow everywhere so we stayed in most of the day.…
16.12.2010Somerleyton Hall
Had a day with Boss at Somerleyton Hall courtesy of Mr Crane. We had a great breakfast and supper in the Hall. I think the heating was on the blink or the chef's an eskimo! They all came out from…
16.12.2010Working dog
I am getting fed up with people looking at me and them asking the Boss if I work! Of course I work I am not a ruddy ornament! I usually go and do a retrieve for them just to show them and they suddenly…
06.12.2010Frozen
Very heavy frosts mean frozen pipes ! We spend most of the time making sure the sheep and cattle have got water - in the liquid form. Had two more calves this week which is late for us - they are inside…
06.12.2010Sport in the snow
What a good day with Mr Goff. Boss shot Ok but it was hard to miss sometimes. I got a pic of one of those little spaniels:
Snow stick to my coat - especially when I roll in it . Hoping its getting warmer…
30.11.2010Office work
Its still pretty parky. I'm off to Worstead for a day out shooting with the Boss tomorrow and I think we are going to see Mr Goff for a day out on Friday- nice chap but he's got spaniels, bit…
25.11.2010Frosty
Its going colder and my Garden villa doesn't have any heating so I have to keep deep down in my bed - I asked Boss if I could have Louise's collie to snuggle up with but he thought it was…
14.11.2010keeping busy
I have been out with the Boss twice a week for the last two weeks - keeps him out of the office and keeps me company. We were in Lincoln last week shooting with Mr Longstaff and his dog "shortie". Was…
11.11.2010DOWN ON THE FARM
And down we are! Too wet for working on the land so wheat is not being drilled and looking after livestock is not fun in the pooring rain. It has now gone colder and perhaps we will see a drier spell.…
26.10.2010WALES
I thought Boss forgot me when he drove off on Sunday with all his shooting gear but he hadn't - he was off to Wales for a days shooting at the Three Valleys shoot, Powys - he didn't forget,…
20.10.2010Perry
We had four days in Fez Morocco and came back to some very unpleasant weather. While we were away potato harvest has been going well and we have started lifting sugar beet - the sugar level is low compared…
20.10.2010Back from bootcamp.
I had a good weekend with my coach at bootcamp doing a spot of training, I like to keep him fit. We went down to the river for a swim after last days shooting - Mrs coach thought I smelt like a duck pond…
13.10.2010Good day out
Been a busy week, Boss did take me on the new boat and I did behave. He took the white cushions out before I got there - we had a nice little trip up the river adn a long walk back. Boss wasn't very…
08.10.2010Meggy
Some of you have asked to see my sister so I got a pic when I went over for Sunday lunch - told you she was a scruff!
05.10.2010rain stops play
This time last year it was so dry we couldn't plough the land - this year it won't stop raining long enough to plant the new crops - why do farmers always moan about the weather?
The french…
05.10.2010Boring
Boss is sending welly orders out all day which is boring - I don't think we have got a day out this week.
There has been lots of talk about the Gumleaf new season launch last Friday - there was…
29.09.2010First days shooting
Brill first day! Boss wasn't on form but luckily Mr Powles was spot on and I spent most of the day picking up his birds. Nearly got flattened on the first trip in the new gun bus - Arthur was a bit…
24.09.2010long week end
Off with Fly and the Boss for a long week end at Morston - hopefully there are some end of summer rays left for us to catch. Louise has booked a party at Morston Hall for saturday night so there…
21.09.2010Poor old boys
Valentino, the red poll bull, is lame and so is Ted the texel ram. Valentino seems to have sensitive feet - he got lame this time last year or he has the knack of standing on something…
21.09.2010Boot camp
I've had quite a busy day. Went off to cut the grass at Morston early this morning, bit wet but he didn't do a bad job. Still got some stones on the new lawn which caused some muttering. He…
20.09.2010WEEKEND
Boss was goone all day Saturday to Bidwells shooting ground with Mr Croydon. Wouldn't take me but he seems happy so it must have gone OK.
Went down to the river yesterday and practised my retrieves…
14.09.2010Latest farm news
The lull before the storm, the cereal harvest is done , the lambs are all sold and the sheep and cows are all grazing happily now the grass has had some rain.
Our busiest time is the Autumn with sugar…
14.09.2010shoot season
Another shoot invite came today - not long to go , we have our first day out next week. Started training this week.
10.09.2010Harvest
News from the farm. Last of this years crop of lambs went last week so we have a breather, we only have to look after the old dears! Boys went into day so they were excited. Two texel rams are new to…
10.09.2010Trip to the leather boot factory
My new website is up!!
Went with the Boss to the the leather boot factory yesterday - he felt guilty for leaving me at home all last week while he was busy at Burghley Horse trails. Apparently dogs weren…
16.07.2010Dougal's Blog
Louise is off sorting sheep again – trying to get the lambs to market while the price is holding up. She doesn’t like it when I watch – why? My mate fly does all the sheep…
14.07.2010Dougal's Blog
Boss and Louise are back from Edinburgh – meeting of the Clans. They went to the house of a Brewer which they said had grown very big?? They had a very good lunch there and thought they …