We are lambing in the paddy fields at Crake Trees Manor, 6 am – 4 singles 4 sets twins and a set of triplets all alive, quite remarkable considering the weather.
Archive for March, 2009
Lambing At Crake Trees
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pig Killing Day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My memories of the actual process are unclear but I remember the great stainless steel buckets of blood, the constant battle to keep the cats out of the kitchen, and the smell, that is most vivid, not horrible, but unique, THE smell of pig killing mixed with the smells of spices, salt, warm oatmeal and the humid atmosphere amongst vats of boiling water. Above all, the constant stirring, and stirring, of the fresh blood.
