Where to begin? Introduce yourself they said. So easy to say so difficult to do.
Start at the beginning and see where it takes you.
After some thought I decided to start at the end - well not so much the end but the here and now. Who I am, how I got here and what I do.
I'll start with the first and last, how I got here may take a little longer.
Who am I ? My name is Sandra. I'm married, have three adult children, 2 sons and a daughter. All have left home but live locally. Local being a small market town in South Devon England.
What do I do? I'm a hobby breeder of traditional and pure breed poultry (Heritage) selling hatching eggs, chicks and POL hens.I also sell eating eggs at the garden gate, specializing in mutli colour eggs.
I have a Facebook page and website and also chat on Twiiter - all as Bellecrosshens
Photo: BellecrossHens
How I got here. Farming, country life and growing food for the family is in my genes and runs though my blood. My roots are deep in the rich red soil of Devon. For generations past my family have been farmers. My grandfather broke the mould by becoming a blacksmith, farrier and wheelwright. I returned to the farming life working as a herdswoman, milking cows on a dairy farm until I married. My husband is from generations of builders but they have always provided the meat, vegetables and fruit from the land for their families. Our small holding (homestead) has been in his family since 1904
Photo: My Grandfather- farrier, wheelwright and blacksmith
Photo: My husband's Great Grandfather, Grandfather and Great Uncle - the Rhymes Family building firm, which my husband and eldest son still run.
I think that sums me up. I'll go into more detail in my following posts.Now to work out how to add photos.