With my tax return completed and this year’s marmalade safely potted up, I can now focus, quite literally, on my bread and butter. Our weekly Micro Bakery has jumped back into motion and a hand made loaf of bread with some sweet sticky buns is the order of the day for many a local household at the end of the week.

It’s a new life for me, well not a completely new life but a new year with a fresh start, and ‘I’m feeling good’.
Nothing more needs to be said about the disappointments of 2020, and yes, we are still living with challenges which look like they’ll get worse before it gets better, but let’s take encouragement from the wise words of a man called Paul

Whilst we could have simply looked back at ‘the year that was’ sadly remembering all the events and celebrations that were cancelled, I’ve been reminded that, by publishing the year as it evolves on social media, we have an instant ‘scrapbook’ of snippets to look back at, as record of the good times in all their photographic glory…

To all our subscribers, course guests, customers and visitors,
We wish you a very Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year
From Sara and all at Hen Corner

As we approach the transition out of 2020, with high hopes that the new year will bring back missed opportunities, let’s find creative ways to celebrate with loved ones, staying safe, sharing joy and bringing peace to all.

I do like a bit of gardening in the autumn, be that at home or the allotment, it’s a good chance to hunt out any last harvests, there’s still some squash to gather in, clear away spent plants and get the garlic and broad beans in the ground to germinate safely before the first frosts.