The wettest, windiest day imaginable - seriously vile and not a day to be outside but of course, as smallholders we gave up the choice ten years ago, as to whether we should or shouldn't go outside, so out we went... and spent the day: restrawing the sheep shelter, digging a trench outside the sheep shelter to stop the water draining into it, bringing the cows in to the barn and topping up all hay racks everywhere. We also slightly despaired at how much water is gathering outside the goat barn - so that is tomorrow afternoon taken care of....
No matter how well prepared you think you are on one's smallholding, winter usually catches us all out one way or another....