"I'm not Kate Humble"

Who would be a sheep?  Made to give birth while crowds of onlookers gather round, watching eagerly with cameras poised.  It wasn't the quiet and unintrusive affair located in a beautiful old stone barn that we see on Lambing Live, and Mark Burgess is definitely not Kate Humble, as he announced to today's visitors.  I don't think many of them suspected that he was Kate Humble, but always good to be clear about these things.  After a short wait, we saw two lambs safely delivered, then celebrated with ice cream because the weather wasn't quite cold enough today.  Well done farmer Mabs, you did a fab job today despite not being Kate Humble.

Harrisons Rocks

After a dull Saturday in which Mab spent most of the day swearing whilst attempting to replace the bathroom radiator (finally achieved several thousand miles of plumbing tape later, having drained the central heating system for the seventh time), we thought we should make it up to the kids by giving them a fun Sunday out.  This was their first trip to Harrison's Rocks, and what we hope will be one of many.  As we walked up the footpath and I cast my eyes upon this sandstone outcrop, a warm fuzzy feeling washed over me.  It's a good few years since I have been here, and many a happy day has been spent climbing these rocks with good friends.  Today was a rope free event, the kids scrambled up and down the accessible routes declaring this the most epic place they have ever been.  These days, "epicness" is measured by whether or not Dan and Boo would enjoy the place or thing in question.  Clearly this place was a winner and we look forward to some more fun days here with the Northern clan.