Christmas procedures /traditions
- Thread starter Still Farming
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kfpben
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- Location
- Mid Hampshire
Christmas here always starts on the evening of the 23rd where we have a fantastic round the village carols. It’s been going as long as anyone can remember, features big Roddy on the accordion and everyone knows them so well now that men/women/children do their own verses in several carols and the more accomplished singers fire off into their own descants. Final stop is the pub where it morphs into a full on boozy night out.
Christmas Eve- making sure everything on farm is as ready as it can be for the big day. Try to do my wrapping to carols from Kings in the afternoon. Evening meal at my parents. A few friends go to midnight mass in the Cathedral but with small kids and a farm to run that’s not too realistic now.
Christmas Day- 4.30 alarm, madly get everything done on farm.
I’ll admit sheep checking in the dark is less careful than normal. Get back for stockings, church at 9.30, breakfast after church. Presents, then drive to my in laws for Christmas dinner. Home. Collapse.
Boxing Day- hunting
Christmas Eve- making sure everything on farm is as ready as it can be for the big day. Try to do my wrapping to carols from Kings in the afternoon. Evening meal at my parents. A few friends go to midnight mass in the Cathedral but with small kids and a farm to run that’s not too realistic now.
Christmas Day- 4.30 alarm, madly get everything done on farm.
I’ll admit sheep checking in the dark is less careful than normal. Get back for stockings, church at 9.30, breakfast after church. Presents, then drive to my in laws for Christmas dinner. Home. Collapse.
Boxing Day- hunting
4course
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- Location
- north yorks
didnt get past xmas eve here ,oil pipe blew on the teleporter late afternoon ,couldnt undo the attatchments until bodged with an iron bar after removing the pins , lorries to load after boxing day stock to feed etc ,just adds to the festive spirit
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Can be very busy here some years at this time of year
Can still be harvesting winter crops ( wheat, barley, chickpeas etc ) some years & planting late summer crops of sorghum, sunflowers or mungbeans . . .
no stock to check, however
however, Christmas traditions . . .
maybe a few “work” Christmas parties in the week leading up to Christmas, if time allows
Couldn’t really be bothered with Christmas Eve, although for years after leaving school ( 40 yrs ago now ), going to the pub & catching up with school friends who had left town ( most of them ) & come back for chrissie with their families was a big thing. Now - I couldn’t care less
Christmas morning - late breakfast, of cold ham & mustard on toast, with fresh orange juice & a big pot of strong black tea.
Share presents.
Lazy day, reading, sleeping
Late Chrissie lunch ( cold ) of fresh prawns, salad, bubbles ( Australian sparkling wine, none of that shît overpriced French champagne ) & seafood
And of course, hopefully, a good summer storm. Which we got this year
Can still be harvesting winter crops ( wheat, barley, chickpeas etc ) some years & planting late summer crops of sorghum, sunflowers or mungbeans . . .
no stock to check, however
however, Christmas traditions . . .
maybe a few “work” Christmas parties in the week leading up to Christmas, if time allows
Couldn’t really be bothered with Christmas Eve, although for years after leaving school ( 40 yrs ago now ), going to the pub & catching up with school friends who had left town ( most of them ) & come back for chrissie with their families was a big thing. Now - I couldn’t care less
Christmas morning - late breakfast, of cold ham & mustard on toast, with fresh orange juice & a big pot of strong black tea.
Share presents.
Lazy day, reading, sleeping
Late Chrissie lunch ( cold ) of fresh prawns, salad, bubbles ( Australian sparkling wine, none of that shît overpriced French champagne ) & seafood
And of course, hopefully, a good summer storm. Which we got this year
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- Location
- South Pennines ol14
We tend to get up and walk the dogs. Quick brew then check the stock .
Home for breakfast then generally we go for a walk across the moor to an outlying bit of ground and look over the sheep
Have Christmas Dinner around 3pm
Last year was more manic, with both sets of parents, my daughter and wife’s Brother all staying
I like my quiet Christmas!!
Home for breakfast then generally we go for a walk across the moor to an outlying bit of ground and look over the sheep
Have Christmas Dinner around 3pm
Last year was more manic, with both sets of parents, my daughter and wife’s Brother all staying
I like my quiet Christmas!!
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
White wine in the sun 
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
As earlier stated. Subsoiling on Christmas Day. However if have moved furniture, have picked sunflowers for decorations and broccoli for lunch and will have to be home for 1pm. Son and wife are in charge of cooking etc and lying on the settee just annoys them for some reason or other.
How many acres do farm there, I suppose it’s made busier by multiple cropping
- Location
- DD9.
Think I’ve stumbled across a future Christmas tradition for our house.
I get frustrated that the day can just disappear, and getting kids out of the house is a battle, so I hid all the presents outside last night and made up a treasure hunt. By 0745 this morning, everyone was up, dressed, plus dog and humans had done a 45min walk
They didn’t even notice
I get frustrated that the day can just disappear, and getting kids out of the house is a battle, so I hid all the presents outside last night and made up a treasure hunt. By 0745 this morning, everyone was up, dressed, plus dog and humans had done a 45min walk
They didn’t even notice
- Location
- Wiltshire
Just shown my face at the dairy done a bit. Making mum her breakfast now. usually go to the local for a christmas drink. Landlord has taken his kids to lapland this year so a couple of the staff and locals are opening up for everyone 
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- Location
- north norfolk
bloomin mild out....it's like a decent march day with birds singing like it's lambing time
which...for once....we're not
which...for once....we're not
- Location
- South Pennines ol14
Very mild here too, but persisting down! Merry Christmasbloomin mild out....it's like a decent march day with birds singing like it's lambing time
which...for once....we're not
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Christmas is a busy time, as between 21st and 29th we have a pile of family birthdays, including my youngest sons on Christmas eve.
Mrs teslacoils and I take turns to do Christmas. This year it's her turn and we're going to my in laws for the full traditional experience.
As most of my family live close by, we have a get together between Christmas and New year, which often has a theme.
Mrs teslacoils and I take turns to do Christmas. This year it's her turn and we're going to my in laws for the full traditional experience.
As most of my family live close by, we have a get together between Christmas and New year, which often has a theme.
Happy Christmas to you all! Kids have opened santa stuff. Stock all fed. Breakfast now and then a few more gifts. Eggs to pack and then a joint effort between me and my wife to cook a late lunch. 1st year in 22 years it is just us which is nice - usually tearing our hair out by now with family arriving early with us nowhere near ready!
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
Got home and found them putting up my Christmas present. Not sure how long it will be allowed to stay up though.
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
I’ll send you a message
it's mild here, leices, but seem's a good clean healthy air.
SOOOO mild. Birds are squabbling and the guinea fowl squaring up to each other. "Mr Reeves the Pheasant", strutting around like King o' the Heap, which after 5 years here, he is!!bloomin mild out....it's like a decent march day with birds singing like it's lambing time
which...for once....we're not
Some cattle got out yesterday, went absolutely bonkers. Sheep not sure whether to come in or go out.
Been dry for 3 whole days and been able to get around the solar farm on the baby compact, and got fresh buckets out. Found a limper, wet ground got to her, so first job tomorrow...
Spring fever.... sure is weirdly mild.
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- Location
- North Norfolk
Cheese needs a best after date, not a best before (we make cheese on farm)