NOVEMBER IS HERE...

Yes the cold wind doth blow here in the north east.. we have seen lots of squirrels busy collecting their nuts for the winter months. All our ram lambs have been butchered and sold, just 5 little ewe lambs left now.

we have had another litter of Birman kittens, just two this time, such pretty kits.

The holiday season has finished now and just a couple of bookings here and there for the cottages, we are hoping for some last minute bookings this weekend from people with nrervous pets wanting to get away from the fireworks in the towns. After that its knuckle down to decorating andf repairs in the cottages and around the farm ready for the busy spring period, which seems a long way off just now.

Christmas is just around the corner and our thoughts are turning to decorations and log fires here at rose cottage. MM lots of christmas fare top eat, yummy.... lots of yorkshire recipes to follow in the next few weeks.. watch this space, and dont forget to check the web site on guestlink.co.uk for our special offers or check http://www.rose-cottage-farm.co.uk/

ALL HALLOWS EVE IS ON ITS WAY

We are looking forward to October and its fun on halloween with our grandson, lots of cauldron stirring and spooky tales to tell.

The cottages often get very busy at this time and the start of November with people with timid dogs booking in to get away from the noise of Fireworks in the Towns. We always make a special exception for these bookings, making no extra charge for these frightened pets.

Our birman girl Spellbound has given birth to 3 gorgeous kittens, and our Egyptian female kitten is growing into a superb girl, and ready for the show bench soon.

The Herdwick lambs made good weight and have been butchered, a local firm called Taste Tradition dealt with them this time and we were really pleased with the joints and the presentation. The new tup arrives today from Cumbria, so his ladies are eagerly awaiting their new suitor!!

Audrey has been gathering Rosehips for Rosehip wine, and making batches of picallily, and trays of Parkin.

The big tidy up for winter has started outside in the gardens and fields. So we are busy as usual.

September at rose cottage farm

well hello everyone, isnt there just a bite of autumn in the air?The herdwick lambs are getting ready for market now,its sad to see them go.

On a lighter note the egyptian mau kittens are almost ready to leave home.. they drop like spiders from above!! they are such fun kittens. We have just one little bronze show girl still for sale, lets hope a special home spots her.

We are hard at work tidying up the gardens ready for the winter, and the cottage lets are slowing down now, we are offering some really good deals for the last couple of weeks in september, give us a call and bag a bargain!! 01845 597309..or what about a christmas special break??

JEANNIE THE NORWEGAIN FJORD PONY

It has been a very sad start to august for us, Jeannie our Norwegian fjord pony died suddenly having suffered a rupture to her main artery. She was only 5 years old and it was very unexpected. Her half sister Bonnie is till with us and we are working hard with her as she is missing her sister.

On a lighter note we did very well with the Herdwick sheep at Borrowby show, gaining 3 x 2nd places in the native sheep section.

The cottages have been very busy, and people seem to have enjoyed their stay with us, making lovely comments in the visitor books and making advanced bookings for next year.

Some of the chickens we purchased as ex-battery hens are now fully feathered and getting very cheeky, arriving at the house gates on a morning, looking hopeful for visitors toast and nibbles!!!

We have 3 super Siberian kittens that are now old enough to advertise, one in particular looks like a little bear, so we have called him Steiff!!!

well thats all the August news to date,

audrey and jim