It’s been a busy one! Duck shooting in our house starts at 5am with a cooked breakfast with the whole family. I have a very good husband who is excellent at cooking breakfast! Him and I are out the door by 6.30 ready for a days shooting together. This is only the second year that we have been able to shoot together and it has by far been the most successful!
Duck shooting is usually an opportunity to eat lots! Chocolate, chips and dip, lollies, wine, fizzy, you name it we ate it. This year, we had our food all planned out very carefully because there was no ‘mother’ at the house preparing our meals. We ate very well, but such a contrast to the past. Lunch was lamb shanks in the slow cooker, snacks were fruit or nuts, drinks were water or peppermint tea. We ate much less this weekend than any other duck shooting in my life and I put that down to no refined sugar.
As well as duck shooting, today has been mothers day. I bought myself a wee treat because I knew hubby was too busy preparing for duck shooting. I bought Lynda Hallinan’s books ‘Back to the Land – A year of Country Gardening’ and ‘Foggydale Farm – Jam Sessions’. I’m going to get my but into gear and get our garden and orchard all reved up.
Happy Mothers Day to all the lovely ladies out there!!