This is the note that greeted me yesterday morning when I walked into the kitchen.
DD2 has once again started her quest to turn our home into a zoo. Obviously the cat and dog we have are not enough. The goldfish died recently so maybe she feels we have a huge space to fill. Add in the fact that she has been surrounded by animals of all shapes and sizes this week, including rabbits, so that has obviously got her thinking about what we are missing. DD1 & DD2 have been on a farm summer camp this week at The Farmyard on a real working farm just north of Corofin, Co Clare on the edge of the Burren.
The girls have had so much fun during their week at The Farmyard. All the activities and fresh air means they are dead tired every evening when I collect them – a good thing for me. And they are wishing that their week there was longer. Now that is always a very good sign. Funnily enough the girls are really enjoying the activities I didn’t like as a child, because to me they were real everyday chores to get done!!
Some of the things they have done this week include milking a cow, shearing sheep, grooming ponies, collecting fresh eggs from the hens, and making butter from fresh milk from the farm’s own cows. They have also come home with tales of feeding grumpy curly-haired pigs that are the same breed used to make chorizo (not sure what breed of pig that is). On Wednesday the girls arrived home with butter they had made that day. That butter tastes delicious.
Two little pats of butter made at thefarmyard.ie summer camp
The Farmyard is open to visitors at the weekends during the summer months. It really is a beautiful spot with tearooms and a great selection of animals to keep the kids – and adults - busy. If you are visiting County Clare I suggest you call in for a visit.
So now, how do I answer that request for a rabbit?!
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For more information: http://www.thefarmyard.ie/
For the record: I have not been paid for this mention of The Farmyard. All the above are my own personal opinions and those of my happy and delighted kids.
Say you can only give a rabbit if you get a hat from which to pull it.
I like your thinking.
Noeleen
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Sounds nice all fronts. I understand why kids would like that. Enjoy the rabbit that is in your future.
Oh I hope there is no rabbit in my future…. the cat and dog have me all worn out!!
maybe was always my answer for things when my kids were little – it is still my go to answer – it drives them crazy
I’m using Maybe right now. She’s not buying it though…!
Maybe buys you time
What a great thing for your girls to be doing this summer – there is nothing like the experiences you have on a real farm. So healthy!
So true. They have come home tired every day but just oozing fresh air and racing around. Its great.
This is so, so sweet. Ah, a farmyard – I don’t see how you could say no. It would only add to the wonderfulness of (the sounds of) your home.
This is just down to earth beautiful, reading of your life here.
Noeleen
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Ah you don’t see the times the dog has chewed the shoes….or the cat has done something where it shouldn’t!! ;D
Those chores sound like so much fun! Even a grumpy, curly-haired pig would make my day
The tick boxes in your daughter’s bunny proposal show a lot of attention to detail.
And you’ll notice she didn’t give me a tick box for “Maybe”. That was deliberate because she says I always say maybe!!
LOL, clever!
Oh what fun – how my kids, especially W would love to be on a real farm for a week! Good luck on the zoo idea. As for a rabbit, we already have a bunch living in the backyard that Ivy, our Brittany, keeps at bay, but keeping them is another story. Thanks, keep enjoying your summer!
Keeping rabbits would be much more work. I think Ivy is doing a good job!!
oh what is it with rabbits? My kids have been on and one at me about them too. That being said we babysat a friends pet rabbit and they freaked out at how much poop they had to clean up. I bought them paper mache rabbits to paint and for now they are happy with that lol xx
I remember that rabbit poop from when my brother had a pet rabbit. No thank you! Paper mache rabbits sound much more managable…and cleaner!!
Aw that’s such a sweet note. The Farmyard sounds great.
Hey Ellie, I finally rejoined the blogging world, That note is too cute.
Hey! Welcome back!!
I love the note-complete with boxes to check–so sweet. My sister had a rabbit and then another and then another until her and my father built hutches in the backyard to house them all. Eventually my sister got too busy, or lost interest and then it was just my dad out there feeding those rabbits.
Yep. That would be me too, feeding the zoo of animals while the kids are off on their busy social lives.
What a great idea for a summer camp!