It’s always slightly disappointing when we have a gap in bookings – but at least this time we’ve put the time to good use. John has been working hard sanding down
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Orchard work
It’s been lovely to have a few sunny dry days – especially when one of them landed on the weekend. It gave us a chance to finish
Planning for growth
This weekend we held our annual end-of-year review and 2026 planning meeting. Something John learnt from his corporate days is the importance of reviewing our company financials to see how we’ve done over the
Jamming at Ley Farm Cottages
This week we’ve only managed to make a couple of batches of jam as we’ve been spending the time harvesting and chopping up and freezing
Gardening and walking
This weekend felt like a bit of a repeat of the last one, with one day spent working our way through a tiny part of
Finishing the front of the shippon
Back in July last year we painted the first coat of mortar paint on the shippon and kept meaning to do the second coat. It
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