LAKE FARM BLOG

Good morning everyone, It was another “cool” morning at the farm this morning, but probably warmer than in other parts of the country.  I hope it’s not too bad at your place! While it’s a chilly start to these winter days (with not a lot of grass growing), we have had some beautiful mid-winter days, […]

Good morning everyone! Wow – it is very cold at the farm this morning (and most of NZ). Last week’s comments about Spring arriving were definitely premature!  When the soil temperature drops it takes some time to warm back up again.  Grass only grows when the soil temperature is warm enough. Currently our overnight temperatures […]

Good morning everyone, Well it’s great to have some settled weather here on the farm.  We do hope it’s nice at your place, also. Spring is here! Whilst it is not yet reflected in an abundance of grass, there is a spring flush happening on the farm, which is so nice to see. Interestingly, I was talking […]

Good morning everyone – from Wellington! We have come down just for a couple of days – to baby sit our grandsons whilst their dad (a pilot) is flying, and their mum (in the air force) is in Japan. We fly back this afternoon, and have enjoyed the couple of days off the farm. Having […]

Good morning everyone! Although it is wet and cold thus morning, touch wood, the weathers seems more settled around the country.  Fingers crossed its going to stay that way.  The farm is actually starting to dry out, so we don’t mind some rain. We are still getting quite cool mornings, so the soil temperature is […]

Good morning! We hope everyone has had a great week! Weather wise, it certainly has been mixed! On the farm it was an unusual week.  Over the last couple of days it has felt like spring is solidly in the air.  The days before we have had rain that we haven’t experienced in all the 20+ […]

Good morning everyone! It’s a real Waikato winter’s day today.  There was a really thick fog which has only now just cleared.  It is an absolutely beautiful day here, now! We hope the weather has been better at your place than on the farm over the last week.  Mind you, Keryn (who is grand sitting […]

Please excuse the late post this morning (almost this afternoon)! Fieldays: We were SO excited to go to the Fieldays this year, to look at cars, and find a good tree supplier.  Honestly, it really was a waste of time, and was SO disappointing.  There were a number of significant car suppliers who were not […]

Good morning everyone, Well – thank goodness, we have now some fine weather on the farm.  With an El Nino winter and spring forecast it is hard to know if there will be more or less rain here.  The last few days have made it clear that we should not expect a dry winter, but […]

Good morning everyone, We hope you are all enjoying an extended King’s birthday holiday weekend. Today signals the first day of winter, and we have certainly noticed the much colder nights.  We now start our home fire in the middle of the afternoon, to keep us snug through the evening and overnight. Our Feral Kitties: […]

Good morning everyone, We hope you have all had a great weekend. We are back on the farm, and our holiday “almost” feels like a long time ago. We say “almost” because there are many vivid, memories that won’t disappear anytime soon! We had a lovely couple of days in Adelaide, before we came home.  […]

Good morning everyone, I sincerely apologise that we could not update our blog last Monday.  We were still on “The Ghan” and the wi-fi was only available in one carriage – and it was very flakey. Having completed the Ghan trip, we are now in Adelaide. We have two days here – and then it […]

Good morning everyone, We hope you have all had a great week, and didn’t have to work as hard as I had to (lol!). With our trip to Australia this week – I did not want to work too hard – and have a nice relaxing week.  We have an “odd job” man who comes […]

Good morning everyone, We hope you have all had a great last week – and weekend. The weather has certainly been good. Mind you, on the farm, winter does seem to be creeping in with colder nights. On The Farm Fences: Well the fencers still have a lot to do, to get all our new […]

Good morning everyone, We hope you are enjoying the long weekend.  It is a special weekend, as we remember our past! Well, there has been so much happening on the farm that I don’t know where to start. Fencing: This continues – but it has it’s own issues. We have been struggling to make sure […]