Martha writes:
We have had to have some work done at the back of our house with a digger - unfortunately when they did this they chopped through our phone line so we have not had a phone for a few days so I didn’t think I would be able to send this week's blog.
It is not so bad now as we all have mobile phones but when this happened a few years ago it was worse as we don’t have any close neighbours and the nearest phone box is about 4 miles away.
Our farmhouse stands on its own surrounded by fields which is nice as we don’t have to worry about disturbing anyone, and when our dogs decide to have a barking competition they only annoy us.
Sometimes, however, it can be a bit of a nuisance. We can't just pop to the shop as we have to get in the car and most of my friends live about 4-5 miles away. But I still love living where we do.
Me and my mum went picking crab apples to make some crab apple jelly. These are small wild apples that grow on the trees around our fields, they are really sour so you can't eat them like normal apples but they are really nice when they have been cooked with loads of sugar.