Ruth Clayton

Ex designer for print, rat race escapee, crofter in northern highlands - breeds easycare sheep and Scottish black bees.

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@dbirch214 Yes - light covering now though, thankfully.

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@dbirch214 Went on for days - spent as many days unblocking choked drainage.

Still think it will be a seriously cold Winter - badgers getting desperate already, digging holes everywhere looking for worms. Buzzards out hunting small birds in the mist/rain!

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@SouthYeoFarm @FFC_Commission @FarmersWeekly @weareagrespect @emilymnorton @martharoberts @shepherd__jo @DogDuckLark @ZwartblesIE @dodgsonwood @plumpuddingpigs @lynbreckcroft @minibeastmayhem @crowkeld @WhinpotRuth @sueblacker Thank you.

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@theanimalmummy @MadsMcKeever Sorry N - been attempting to sort out ploughing on a seriously poor field.

Does indeed look like White Lotus - let me know how the taste test goes. I am trying Granny Cantrell this year and Paul Robeson...

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@notayesmansecon @Shireblogger Yes - busy lambing - but, I am keeping up with your blog.

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@stuartfreeman13 Didn't know there were "rules" - I know Canadians cannot visit their allotments at all. Feel really fortunate here not to have any restrictions - 2 hrs is tough.. wonder if the Romanians will have that restriction in the fields.

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@dbirch214 Simple answer - people no longer like to "get their hands dirty" - doing a manual task that does not involve a keyboard, pouring coffee etc. I wonder where the vegetarians have all gone...

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@dbirch214 Slowly going round the bend - shite winter - wind and seeming constant rain... some sun would seriously help spirits in the lambing run up - not that odd fleeting spell we seem to be getting - I am blaming Marco's little dogs.

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@EmilyBaah Devastating for you - hard thing to get over - losing your best work pal.

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@Englishomestead @chardyemm Indeed - you'd need to bolt 2 pieces together for rabbit wire - good tip. I'll be honest - I struggled to use the "proper" tool...

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@Michi_Midge If that sun could just push a little further north... I would really appreciate it.

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@chardyemm @Englishomestead Or - slide a post through the end strip of fencing, tie that post to rear of landrover, slowly drive forward - perfectly stretched wire... also a lot less swearing.

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@Petagna Really??? Are your little doggies doing the forecasting? I have news for them - it's not that warm up here.

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@ruslandvalley Ah - Ruby, that's cheered me up a bit.

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@GaryBamford4 Gary - that is horrendous, are people getting so desperate... why, oh why, it's sickening.

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Heaven help us all. Hudson in the 2nd interview - anyone think THIS will happen here in the UK.

Brilliant @Renegade_Inc as always - to the point, sickening though it is - the banks and 1% win again.

https://t.co/cFwJomYhKY

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@howemill Even better!