I had a real scare a few days ago. Sam, the greediest dog I’ve ever had, refused his food and went off to be sick. Some of you will remember the occasion, a few months ago, when he ate an indestructible plastic bone, and had to have surgery which was extremely serious. Thankfully he survived, but the cost came to …
This year the rescue has been totally bombarded with injured wildlife and unwanted small mammals. There doesn’t seem to be any respite, for as fast as animals are released or re-homed double the number take their place. Of late there has been a shocking increase in cruelty cases. Last week two guinea-pigs were brought in, their owner had …
As we always get lots of youngsters trick or treating on Halloween, I decided to “spook up” the stocks in the garden. I bought a couple of cheap skeletons and semi burried one and placed the other in the stocks in tattered clothing. A couple of pumpkins finished the scene off. Now…..we live next door …
Yesterday, the rescue held its annual cat extravaganza. Each year the cattery is decorated, Halloween style, and opened to the public. My job was to do the face painting [as usual] and to judge the worst witch and best wizard competitions. The kids love the cat extravaganza so it’s always well attended. The face painting takes place in one …
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As we had such beautiful crisp weather last weekend, Hubs and I decided to take the boat out for a sail. Although we know that we really do have to sell it, we’ve yet to put it up for sale. I think we’re both still a little reluctant to part with it……anyway, I was kind …
The weather has been beautifully mild this weekend so hubs and I took ourselves off for a long bike ride yesterday. I must say it was a particularly lovely cycle. Wildlife seemed to be everywhere and the fields were full of thousands of geese all shrieking and taking to the air. All of a sudden, …
A couple of weeks ago I was driving across the Moss when to my astonishment I saw that all the fields were completely flooded. The road between the fields is very narrow and winding which made it feel as though I was driving through a lake. A VERY odd sensation! It’s really strange to see an …
I tend to plant most of my flowers in the courtyard outside the kitchen door. The front garden gets far too hot and is too large to keep an eye on plants and pots invariably wither and die there. The back garden is nothing short of a small copse having at least twenty large trees and …
Having just spent a week in Rydal, the beautiful area between Ambleside and Grasmere, synonymous with the poet William Wordsworth, it’s easy to understand how the sheer unspoilt beauty of the place inspired him. Every which way you look your senses are assaulted by hills, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and forests, and the ever changing weather makes it all the more atmospheric. The …
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Eyeshine….shhhhhhhhhh…..here they come……I’m hardly breathing….. Last week, during my stay in the Lake District, I had the pleasure of watching a group of badgers on three, yes, THREE different occasions! Ooooohhhh….two walking directly towards me! I can even see the steam coming from their bodies. Now some of you may remember me talking about The Batman …
