More February Fun

February may be the shortest month but it feels like a whole season has passed. We started with the heaviest snow fall for years – turning the whole area into an alpine resort – with hills in every direction the only difficulty was choosing which one to sledge down! The 4x4 buggy we use to transport the luggage came into its own big time – after the real work of taking feed to the animals, it went up the 1 in 4 hill loaded down with sledges and children – then back down, dropping the post and papers to the neighbours.

The whole village came out to play and the children were delighted to miss school for a week. Of course after the snow comes the melt…………. serious mud and slush and miserable animals all desperate for some sun – and on cue, a lovely mild last week of the month, made Spring seem just around the corner; the snowdrops are out in force, the daffodils are budding up (will one be out for St David’s Day?) .

Tilly the Spaniel is in complete disgrace having turned into a chicken murderer – with only 2 left (out of 6) we decided to pen them in for their own safety – Lewis spent 2 days fencing in a large run – we clipped a wing apiece – and watched them disappear over the chain link fence – they clearly haven’t read the rule book that says they can’t fly with one wing clipped. A ball and chain may be the only solution.

Less than 5 weeks until we open. The yurts arrived safely last week and are stacked up in the barn ready to go up – but before then we want to put some new stone paths in and we need to scrub and oil the decks – not one of the more glamorous jobs.