Well, the nights are drawing in and it’s getting darker, earlier, by the day. I’ve noticed a real chill in the air lately, and even the sunsets are beginning to look a little frosty. Hubs and I did the hour long hike to the pub the other night to see if the swifts and house martins were …
I have always been in awe of planet earth and the variety of life upon it. Every time I look up, I struggle with the concept of our tiny planet moving through space and time amongst billions of other stars, the whole idea seems so strange and difficult to grasp, especially when you trot back …
As I tend to mainly write about wildlife at the rescue, I thought, for a change, I’d show you a few of our other animals over the coming weeks. As well as a wildlife dept we have kennels, a cattery, a farm and several large aviaries. So…here we go…..We have several pigs on the farm. Recently …
There is a really windy, narrow road, close to where Hubs and I live. It’s full of potholes [sorry Gilly!] and is getting worse by the day. Hubs and I take this road to get to the Cheshire lines on our bikes. Now I kid you not, but the sights I’ve seen on this stretch …
Last week, late in the evening, Hubs and I trotted down to the Princess Dock in Liverpool to try and catch a glimpse of Daughter sailing home after her Irish sea jaunt aboard the tall ship, Prolific. Ten or so tall ships had moored up and nothing but an empty ferry terminal stood between us and …
Donkeys at the fundraising event. Yesterday I was face painting [yes, again!] at an event in Formby pinewoods, trying to raise money and awareness for the street dogs and cats of Sri Lanka. Animal SOS Sri Lanka, a UK registered charity, was founded on the vision of Kim Cooling who, after witnessing the appalling plight of …
Well, last week Hubs was listening to the radio and heard about a brilliant opportunity for people aged between 18-24 to sail in a Regatta of 17 tall ships from Dublin to Liverpool. Daughter was called and the next day she found herself signed up! She was going to learn how to sail a tall …
Read more “A press-ganged Daughter, a broken digit and other stuff.”
So, I now had a load of bulky items sitting on the grass and an irate husband screaming at me re the impossibility of getting them home. I must admit to feeling somewhat disgruntled at this point, and the shine had gone from my day. I seriously thought about just leaving them where they were as it …
Read more “The Village auction… now how do I get my purchases home??”
Recently, I went to an auction, a very unusual auction. The village museum was closing and selling it’s entire contents. It was rather sad really as the entire stock was collected by one man throughout his lifetime, to preserve a little history for future generations. But sadly he died recently and now his daughter was …
Read more “EVERYTHING MUST GO – Auction at the Village Museum”
Five years ago I saw a narrowboat for sale on ebay and instantly fell in love with it. It was like owning my very own floating Romany caravan. At the time we had two dogs that were beginning to age and become set in their ways, which made going on holiday very difficult, so buying the boat was the …
