We’ve had some dreadful wet and windy weather of late, so very little gardening has been done apart from sowing seeds. Finally, we had a dry day so hubs managed to get his chainsaw out and deal with the fallen tree. I’d become used to climbing over it to get to the greenhouse so actually …
Of late, I’ve spent weeks worrying about Percy Pige. What to do now, release him? Wait until late spring? Put him in the lifer aviary in the rescue? If release, where? Here, where he will fly straight to me given how tame he is, right into Buddy’s jaws. Release him elsewhere which means putting him …
Hello little one, what a pleasure it is to finally meet you, and see you, sweet Hallie. Welcome to this big, wild, beautiful world, how you will enjoy exploring it. Here you are with your mummy shortly after being born. How lucky you are to have a mummy and daddy who love you so completely, …
Spring seems earlier than usual this year. It’s rather odd as the snowdrops, crocus, iris and daffs are doing very little in the sunnier, south-facing front garden but are bursting into bloom in the back. Usually, it’s the other way round. I absolutely love the iris popping up in all the side planters on the …
Since the biblical flood a while back, the kitchen has taken to sprouting mold at an alarming rate. Black patches had popped up everywhere, on the walls, coving and ceilings. It was becoming a little embarrassing as well as horrible to look at, so I finally grabbed the bull by the horns and decided to …
Last week we had snow, sleet, rain, mist, wind and sunshine, each day is totally unpredictable. The temperatures are fluctuating between 10 and -3, on a daily basis. People, wildlife and plants have no clue what’s going on, at all. This is not our norm. Neither does POOR daughter. Baby girl has had a sudden …
The solanum jungle in the courtyard has been cut back as we have builders coming in soon, to replace all the gutters and guttering. I am grateful that hubs did the honours, as I have been nursing a gripey back since Christmas eve. It was almost better until I took a tumble yesterday, somehow I …
Can you spot Annie in this photo? I rarely get pictures of her as she is constantly prowling, running, stalking, herding and hiding, like every other self-respecting collie. One does have to keep a sharp eye on ones’ sheep! I have to admit to suffering from acute cabin fever over the last couple of weeks, …
Sam continued to decline, despite repeated vet visits, until, finally, on Christmas eve the vet did another scan and this time found an object wedged in Sam’s intestines, so they went straight in and operated. Instead of making incisions in his intestines, this time they removed a piece of it as it had perforated. We …
My Poor, poor Sam. Five days ago, he brought up his breakfast and has been lethargic ever since. He is restless, clearly in pain and has absolutely no appetite, at all, which is so weird as he is an utter foodie. Four days ago I took him to a vet, and insisted on a bowel …
