George came home from Scotland for a few days last week. It was great to see him again. He's sold his car to Sarah, so he had to drive the Beduki. (Don't worry, it doesn't go on the roads; he borrowed our car to go and see his friends!)

Sarah came home for the weekend. It sounds as if she's having a wonderful time at the RAC Cirencester. I think we've had a carefully edited version of events so far!

The sheep have been gathered off Ilkerton Ridge (the area of moorland on which we have grazing rights) for the winter. Beetle was a great help.

When Chris goes round the farm every morning he tries to take his camera with him. It's an old-fashioned film camera, so he always has to wait a few weeks for the photos to be developed. In his latest batch I especially liked this one of a cow sympathising with a newly-shorn Exmoor Horn ram. The poor sheep had to cope with endless bad weather after they were shorn this year.

For those of you who have been following Winaway's progress from birth, here are some photos of Sarah training her last week. At last Cow Field, which is our only flat-ish field, has been harvested so it can be used for important things like pony-training! Winaway has a lovely nature, but is not above a good old teenage temper-tantrum. She is about 15 hands, which is a bit disappointing because both her parents were 16 hands plus. However, good things come in small packages, and it'll be less far to fall. Many a true word said in jest....