Well for the past couple of weeks my son, his girlfriend and my 2 grandchildren Brandon & Brooke have been staying with us, They live on an estate in Southampton so they really love it here. Brandon is 4 and Brooke is 3. Brandon has recently been diagnosed with autism so he can be quite a handful but after 2 weeks here on the Smallholding I think he has been a lot happier, it has also given mum & dad a bit of a break.
Sharon has particularly enjoyed having them here as it meant she had 3 extra helpers at feeding time, their mum Rae helped with some of the heavier work while Brooke took great delight in filling up the chickens drinkers with fresh water.
Our 2 young Pygmy Goats were a bit wary of the kids but sort of accepted them eventually. The children particularly liked the pigs and liked to wander round the paddock trying to stroke them although the pigs were having none of it.
Another reason people like to stay is Sharons home cooking particularly her roast dinners.
We like to cook our own produce and with our own pork & lamb in the freezer plus we grow all our own vegetables it means we all eat a good healthy diet & know where it all comes from.
Im sure my son, Rae & the kids all went back looking better than when they came.
Everything is now back to normal and the whole place seems very quiet.
Sharon has now produced a list of jobs that require my attention so I will have to get stuck in or there will be hell to pay.
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