Mother’s Day Gifts for Farm Mums
Mother’s Day in 2015 falls on 15th March in Ireland, United Kingdom, Nigeria and Bangladesh, most other countries celebrate it on 10th May this year.
There’s ten days to go to the first Mother’s Day but bear in mind that some of these will require time to be delivered – so don’t dither around on ordering the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
#1 You Can’t Scare Me: I’m A Farmer’s Wife
Are you a Farmer, Female Farmer, Farmer’s Wife or Farmerette?
Are you a Farmer?
Are you a Female Farmer?
Are you a Farmer’s Wife? Or perhaps a Farm Wife?
Are you a Farmerette?
There’s also the use of FarmHers and RancHers now too!
So what am I? In many ways, I am all of the above.
I’m a farmer – I own land and I have a herdnumber with over 300 head of cattle. I’m female so I am a female farmer too. I’m married to a farmer so some describe me as a farmer’s wife. [...]
New Kitchen or New Harvester?
Fancy a new kitchen in the house or a new harvester? This is the dilemma poised by a farmer at the end of his recent Farmers Journal article.
Now, if you’ve moved into the original farmhouse rather than building a new house, you may have a 1960s or 1970s kitchen. Maybe it is nice enough to be considered retro and vintage and maybe it’s not! Here’s why a fancy new kitchen may be a better idea than a new [...]
Are Farmers Romantic Gift-Givers?
Following on from my Valentine’s post the other day, I’ve noticed that RTE Countrywide are holding a competition for the least romantic farmer in Ireland – ie if you submit a story about your farmer regarding his unromantic nature, you might win a two-night hotel stay in a Dublin hotel. The full T&Cs are here and get your stories in by ?Friday at noon. I’ve been asked to be one of the judges so it will [...]
Valentine’s Day Date Ideas for Farmers
Who on earth thought having Valentine’s Day in the middle of the calving season? But even if time is tight, there’s still time for romance in our lives – especially if it is freezing! The thing is when life is busy, dates seem to go out the window. Kids need to be brought to activities, dinners need to be cooked, calves or lambs are being born, paperwork has to be done, the TV is switched on in the background, suddenly [...]