The sky over Lobbeck Farm is perfectly clear, and in the night the wind has gone round to the north. In the North Riding that means one thing: frost before morning. So Hannah Dunning writes a short list and pins it to the dresser — apples, potatoes, the garden, the blankets, the shutters, hens shut early — and the whole household gets to work. Samuel and Walter pick the Ribston Pippins and build up the potato clamp. Lucy and Robert gather windfalls, with Tip the dog close behind. Hannah and Ellen bring in the last of the beans, the marrows, the green tomatoes and the herbs. By nightfall everything that matters is under cover — and the frost comes down over the valley. 0:00 The Quiet Morning at Lobbeck Farm 0:29 The First Signs of Autumn 3:33 The Heart of the Kitchen 7:45 The Men Head Out to the Byre 11:58 The Dairy and the Morning Milk 19:11 Harvesting the Orchard 30:41 Building the Potato Clamp 35:47 Clearing the Kitchen Garden 1:14:43 The Arrival of the Frost No music. Narrated with a calm synthetic voice. Also on Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer and iHeartRadio — links on the channel page. #BedtimeStory #FarmLife #VictorianEngland