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It's all about the floor...with a walk thrown in

Well, here we are in October; there's a definite change in the air - the leaves are falling, the days are shortening and Christmas seems to have appeared in all the supermarkets!! We are still enjoying some lovely warm, sunny days and with the recent rain the fields are looking lush and green; it's hard to believe how quickly things have recovered from the summer drought when everything looked utt...[More]

September Update

I can hardly believe we are nearing the end of September already...the days are getting shorter, the temperature is a little cooler and we have had some much needed rain over the last month.  The drop of rain has had the most remarkable effect on the fields and lawns - you wouldn't know that just a few weeks ago everything was looking parched and brown and it feels like everything is making up for...[More]

Turning up the heat!

What a hot summer we are having!  We haven't had any meaningful rain for a couple of months and whilst the dry spell has been great for the harvest here at Trevethoe it is now taking its toll on the grass fields - as well as our garden and allotment!  However, it's been lovely to have the sunshine and I'm sure the rain will appear at some point and then we can complain about that too! Since my la...[More]

A Trip to Blisland and a Cottage Update

Unbelievably Easter has come and gone!  Time for a quick update on progress with the cottage renovation and I also thought I'd share a great walk I did from Blisland Village recently. Cottage Progress Since my last blog post at the end of February, we have been concentrating on removing more plaster from some of the interior walls.  It's been hard work - the plaster is thick and the hammer drill i...[More]

More mess, storms and the wettest January ever!

Hello there! We are now well into the New Year, and what a start to 2026 it was! January 8th brought us Storm Goretti and Cornwall is still recovering from the chaos and damage caused by the wild winds that battered us on that night. Just on the farm, sadly we lost a number of trees (one of which took our phone line with it) and we had damage to barn roofs.  We also had a late night chicken rescue...[More]