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Pippa’s Blog is moving 13 Aug 2012 | 07:22 pm
I have decided to move this blog onto my own website pippamattinson.com. I am not going to ‘migrate’ it in one go, I have read too many stories about how this can go wrong. So I have decided to mov...
Meet Rachael 27 Jun 2012 | 09:04 pm
I know. I said my next puppy was going to be fox-red. So what on earth am I doing with this chocolate dumpling! You’ll have to check this out: My chocolate adventure to find out! The standard re...
Posturing and puppies 1 Jun 2012 | 05:17 pm
A visitor to my blog recently drew my attention to a posturing rant in the Guardian newspaper by George Monbiot. The article was intended to express outrage at a proposal by Defra to permit the capt...
Thought for the day! 26 May 2012 | 07:40 pm
There have recently been some comments on this blog by someone opposed to pheasant shooting and it is perhaps surprising that this has not happened sooner. So this morning I will add a link to my po...
New kid on the block: baby roe 15 May 2012 | 11:34 pm
I was fortunate this morning to have the opportunity to photograph this little beauty. There are a fair number of roe kids born on the farm every year. Many roe does have twins, and there is a thri...
Bored of bream 6 May 2012 | 01:43 am
Himself arrived home last evening is a state of great excitement. Apparently catching two bucketfuls of bream is a positively orgasmic experience! I enjoy eating fish as much as I enjoy catching it....
Goodbye April, hello May 1 May 2012 | 02:12 am
Got to love those cocker ears! Last month, our family was very pre-occupied with a big celebration. It was an unforgettable experience watching my husband walk our radiant younger daughter up t...
The Canine Alliance 3 Apr 2012 | 04:15 am
The Canine Alliance pledge to protect and support dogs It has been a fascinating week for those following the fortunes of the Canine Alliance. This is the new exhibitor’s organisation born out of t...
Collecting the last of the gunstand markers 28 Mar 2012 | 07:00 pm
A bit of pipe makes a handy marker For the last few days I have been collecting up the last remaining gunstand markers from the remoter parts of the farm. Having fun I can incorporate little traini...
In which I become an activist! 25 Mar 2012 | 08:04 am
It was quite a shock to discover when I awoke this morning, that I am now an Animal Rights Activist! Apparently an article I wrote supporting the Kennel Club in what I consider to be a brave and imp...