Scribbles on the Farm

Scribbles on the Farm Scribbles on the Farm shares reflections on life, nature, and personal growth through photography, writing, and equine-assisted learning.

Exploring the beauty of everyday moments, I invite you to find purpose in the simple and unexpected.

Where on Earth Is Walter?It was a cold November morning and Scribbles was moving the horses to the Christmas field.“Walt...
30/11/2025

Where on Earth Is Walter?

It was a cold November morning and Scribbles was moving the horses to the Christmas field.

“Walter, you can go out too—if you don’t escape.”

He oinked like he agreed.
He lied.

Scribbles counted the horses through the gate, then—

“Walter? …Walter?!”

He was already sprinting to the wrong gate.

“ON AN ADVENTURE!” he shouted, wedging himself under the fence.

“Walter Brown, get BACK here!”

Bertie ran after him. The horses celebrated loudly. The cats judged everyone.

They searched the lane, sheds, yard, stables, cows, neighbours, bins—because Walter loved bins—and still no pig.

By evening everyone was worried sick.

Then the phone rang.

“Have you lost a pig? There’s one trying to move in with the cows.”

They rushed over.
There he was, stuck in a narrow cow passage, chatting to calves like he lived there now.

“Walter Brown, what are you doing?”

“Making friends.”

“You’ve been gone ALL DAY!”

“Oh… did I miss dinner?”

She sighed and guided him out backwards, cows watching the whole show.

“Come on, you troublesome pig. Home.”

☀️🐽 Sunday mood: Be more Walter.Walter isn’t a therapy pig (officially)…But he does have a way of making the day better....
08/06/2025

☀️🐽 Sunday mood: Be more Walter.

Walter isn’t a therapy pig (officially)…
But he does have a way of making the day better.

Whether he’s sunbathing, snuffling through scribbles, or just being his big, brilliant self—Walter reminds us to slow down, breathe, and maybe smile at something muddy.

Happy Sunday from Scribbles on the Farm 💛

🧠✨Autism & NeurodivergenceAt Scribbles on the Farm, we know the world can be too much—🔊 too loud🕰️ too fast👁️‍🗨️ too dem...
07/06/2025

🧠✨Autism & Neurodivergence

At Scribbles on the Farm, we know the world can be too much—
🔊 too loud
🕰️ too fast
👁️‍🗨️ too demanding

That’s why our sessions at Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary offer something gentler.
Something quieter.
Something that meets people where they are.

🐴 Some people need stillness.
🐕 Some need movement.
🖍️ Some need to draw it out before they can speak.

We work with autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and adults to explore emotion, burnout, masking, shutdowns, and sensory overwhelm—through animal connection and creative metaphor.

💬 “I’m like a cat when I’m anxious—hiding, waiting, unsure if it’s safe.”
💬 “I feel like a hedgehog when I go out. Small. Defensive. Quiet.”
💬 “My happy part is like a golden retriever—always bouncing in.”

These metaphors become maps for understanding.

You don’t have to explain everything.
Here, the animals get it.
The scribbles make sense.
And you are never too much for this space.



📍 Based at Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary, Antrim
📩 Book a session or find out more: [email protected]
🌐 www.crosskennanlane.co.uk

🌿 What is Scribbles on the Farm?Scribbles on the Farm is a creative, animal-assisted approach to emotional wellbeing, se...
06/06/2025

🌿 What is Scribbles on the Farm?

Scribbles on the Farm is a creative, animal-assisted approach to emotional wellbeing, self-expression, and healing—based at Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary in Antrim.

We combine:
• 🎨 Creative art activities
• 🐴 Gentle animal interaction
• 🧠 Emotional metaphor and reflective storytelling

Together, these create a safe space for children, young people, and adults to explore feelings, process trauma, and rediscover their voice—especially when words are hard to find.

Whether someone identifies with a fox, a swan, a hedgehog, or a dinosaur… Scribbles helps them understand what that means—and how to make peace with it.



📍 Where do we work?
• At Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary: a working rescue with horses, ponies, donkeys, cats, and dogs.
• In outreach settings: including schools, youth groups, care homes, community centres, and alternative education.
• In one-to-one or group sessions—tailored for:
• Young people
• Adults
• People with learning disabilities or autism
• Those navigating PTSD, burnout, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm
• Teams and organisations seeking authentic team-building



📬 To book a session or learn more:
Email [email protected]
Visit www.crosskennanlane.co.uk
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🎨🐾 Hands-On With Animals and Art: Understanding Ourselves Through NatureAt Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary, we’ve seen...
05/06/2025

🎨🐾 Hands-On With Animals and Art: Understanding Ourselves Through Nature

At Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary, we’ve seen it time and again:

🖍️ When words are hard, art speaks.
🐴 When the world feels too much, animals listen.
🦊 And when someone says, “I don’t know what I feel,”
sometimes a fox, a swan, or even a dinosaur knows.

Scribbles at the Sanctuary (and Scribbles on the Farm) blend:
• 🎨 Creative expression
• 🐾 Gentle animal interaction
• 🧠 Emotional metaphor
into something powerful, personal, and deeply grounding.

Whether we’re drawing beside a cat, walking quietly with a pony, or using animal metaphors to reflect on anxiety, shutdown, or survival—these sessions open a door.

💬 “My meltdown felt like a charging bull.”
💬 “The happiness part of me is like a golden retriever—too much sometimes, but it means well.”
💬 “When I finally calmed down, I felt like the dinosaur could run again.”

These aren’t just cute metaphors—they’re how children, young people, and even adults begin to understand themselves.

🔍 Art lets us slow down.
🐾 Animals keep us honest.
🌱 Nature gives us back the parts of ourselves we forgot were allowed to exist.



📍 Based in Antrim, we offer:
• Animal-assisted education and therapy sessions
• Group and one-to-one reflective workshops
• Outreach to schools, care groups, and community organisations

📩 Interested in bringing Scribbles to your group or team?
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crosskennanlane.co.uk

🕰️🌼 100 YearsToday, my grandfather would have been 100 years old.That number makes you pause.So much has changed in a ce...
05/06/2025

🕰️🌼 100 Years
Today, my grandfather would have been 100 years old.

That number makes you pause.
So much has changed in a century—
and so much since he passed in 2016.
The world is louder now. Faster. Sometimes harder to recognise.

And yet…
Some things stay.

I still remember how he never let me leave without a few pennies in my pocket.
How his stories curled through the air like smoke—half-magic, half-memory.
How he could charm the birds from the trees…
and somehow make every flower bloom.

Others might remember different things—his laugh, his temper, his silence, his strength.
Some memories will be sharp. Others soft.
Some may be fading. Some freshly blooming again, just now.

All of them are valid. All of them matter.
Because memory isn’t about perfection.
It’s about presence.

Time keeps moving.
But love, once planted, doesn’t vanish.
We carry it. In stories. In gestures. In gardens. In each other.

So here’s to him—
Not just for the years he lived,
But for the way he’s still here,
in every story, flower, and pocketful of kindness.

💛 Happy 100th, Granda.

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