October Open Farm Day - Hog Roast & Ice Cream

Saturday 13 October 2012 between 10am and 4pm is the October date for the Wysipig regular Farm & Machinery Open Day (the farm shop at Ellis’s Hill Farm, Sindlesham Road, Aborfield, RG2 9JG).

Learn about traditional farming methods, admire tractors, steam engine and vehicles of years gone by whilst seeing the pigs and goats in the farm, surrounded by the glorious Coombes woods.

Traditional and wonderfully tasty Wysipig hog roast.

Kevin the Master Butcher will be showing off his skills and tempting you with all cuts of pork, bacon and sausages, his chilli sausages are certainly worth a try!

The Original Present Cupboard offers beautiful gifts and home wares sourced by Nell including oils and creams from the amazing Lubatti range, Christmas decorations & stockings, handmade pet treats, door stops, bathcakes, notebooks, wrapping paper, cards, tea towels, aprons, plus much much more.  Personalised items are available to order. 

Nellie’s Wellies offers a selection of funky wellies, welly warmers and boot bags for men, women and children.  Wide sizes are available for those with generous calf muscles or bunched up jeans!

Muddy boots can be removed easily with a boot jack Decorated by Deryn

Cake Obsession will be returning with fabulous themed cup cakes and cakes to tempt you, as well as a delicious Gingerbread House to drool over, available to order.  Order early for Christmas!

Daisy Ices, a beautifully restored vintage ice cream van will tempt you with delicious flavoured ice creams and hot chocolate.

QGlass will be showing off some amazing stained glass window panels.

Brighten up your home with finds from the gloriously brightly coloured shelves of the very popular Shirleyz at the NEW Shirleyz at Home venue. 

Jack French’s Firewood offers dry seasoned firewood from pick up loads to net bags, providing a year round service, free delivery available on bulk loads!  Net bagged kindling also available.

Ample parking, entry is free.

Please note that the shop accepts cash or cheque only

Look out for us on Twitter  @Wysipig @MrsOrigiPresent @DaisyIces @Cakeobsession1 @qglass @shirleyzshop

Fabulous finds and fantastic friends

As I mentioned in the first blog  The Original Present Cupboard  has been around since 2006 and over the years I have been very lucky to meet some wonderful people and I'd like to think you'd like them too!

Many many years ago when my smallest was a tiny baby I went to a gift fair to see a friend of mine and ended up meeting Harriet from Hunter Gatherer who has been one of the funniest friends I have met.  In time I might just share the tale of our first gift event!   The Original Present Cupboard  stocks Cinnamon scented kindle cones and Bowlovers which are both amazing!

A great friend and blogger middleagedcred suggested I join Twitter as I was struck down with flu (not just small flu but big huge 5 months off work flu) and there'd always be someone to talk to at silly insomnia o'clock.  Oh how I laughed, chatted randomly and got to know many Tweeters.

One of my earliest Twitter meets was with Georgie Newbery The Flower Farmer who is fabulous, has a black labrador and a terrific sense of humour.  I love treating my friends and loved ones to gifts and gorgeousness and the flowers are a classic example of a gorgeous gift!

I have spent many hours tweeting and therefore I felt I had earnt myself an addict mug available from Name Art; a number of my friends have been given these mugs and we proudly sip our coffee from ours at the shop.

Another tweeting friend introduced me to his girlfriend Claire and since then she has made some fabulous cakes for me including an Girls Football Team cake (the girls were totally amazed by it), bowler hat cupcakes for my leaving do, some fabulous piggie cupcakes for Open Farm Sunday 2012 at Wysipig .  I'm looking forward to the cupcakes for the July 14 Open Day at Wysipig as well as the birthday cake for my eldest!

Also through Twitter I got to know Gabriella from Moobaacluck who made the wonderful Open / Closed bunting for the shop.  I could spend hours looking at her website and many of my friends and the childrens' teachers have been blessed with a handpainted personalised gift.

If you are looking for a hogroast for an event or would like to order some pork then I can't help but enthuse about Wysipig.  I have blogged about them previously but without them I'd not be able to have a shop!