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Meet the new Babies!
Here at Southlands Farm our Labrador and Sporting Lucas girls have been busy producing puppies! Firstly Widget had four puppies then Gasket had eight excactly a week later. As you can imagine life has been rather busy with 12 puppies on the farm! Now we are down to two as all the others have gone to fantastic new homes. Whilst Charles was away working in Burma I played chief nanny and his return at the weekend was perfectly timed as now the puppies need pre- school!!! My nannying has made me very attached to both puppies Spiggot is very lovely and walks like a gangling leopard with eyes like almonds and is the most attentive and affectionate of puppies and Ratchet (her toy and pillow!) is funny, so hairy she could be mistaken for a hairy lop eared rabbit and just the cutest thing .So all in all its a mad time with double trouble! Slippers are hidden, good shoes and boots are shut in the loo nothing is sacred or high enough! I recently realized we had reached this stage when I left my handbag on the kitchen stool only to return from feeding the cows to find my beautiful black leather bag, wallet, spectacle case (chewed), Specks (chewed), hankie (chewed/torn),new Clarins (Girls will sigh!) lipstick (not new any more!) and a THIRD of a £20 note all strewn across the kitchen floor. So I am attaching a picture or two of the “butter wouldn’t melt” culprits to show you just how adorable they are! Also on the subject of adorable dogs we must also raise a glass to Granny “Sprocket” who we sadly said goodbye to just before Charles left .She was the fantastic age of 14 .Many of you who have stayed with us will remember with a smile that despite all actions by me to deter her she was often found “visiting ” you all in the cottages and she always got a wonderful welcome, treat or ate your cat/dogs food! and not one of you objected…So here is to Sproket and also the next generation too. Spiggot and Ratty look forward to meeting you soon X
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Midsummer evening light Northumberland
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The Enchanting Evening Blooms at Southlands Farm Cottages The long summer days stretch out before us, and at Southlands Farm Cottages, the idyllic setting is even more magical around nightfall. As the golden light of the …
A Monochrome Fox Tale at Southland Farm Cottages: Saying Goodbye and Welcoming New Feathered Friends
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Garden Open Day at Southlands Farm
On Sunday 17th of July we are opening the gardens at Southands to the public for the first time since we started creating them 32 years ago. The garden has been a labour of love for us and has grown …
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