Tillandsias now have me hooked. The kitchen steams up throughout the year when cooking so it’s a perfect environment for air plants. I’ve been after living stone plants for ages. They utterly fascinate me. Here are my recent acquisitions in the blue planter. Now we are in our third national lockdown, I decided that if …
Looking back over 2020, I’ve realised that it wasn’t all bad. Far from it. For me, the worst was not seeing Littl’urchin for three months. Young children simply don’t understand, so it was wonderful being able to see her again once that three month lockdown ended. I’ve tried my hand at many things this year. …
a very merry little Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. A huge thank you for taking the time to read my blog and for sharing your lives. How I appreciate you all. Stay safe everyone, we will make it to the other side. xxx
Despite being struck down by the lurgy, hopefully not the plague this week I’ve finally managed to get the decorations up. Normally I’m the biggest humbug on the face of the earth, but this year I’m actually enjoying the run up to Christmas. I’m delighted that I haven’t had to power around the shops, one …
A Fist full of ferrets This year has been the busiest ever for our wildlife and small mammal unit. All creatures great and small have flowed through the doors, so I thought I’d share a few of them with you. We’re still rats, smell it first guys, smell it first Talking of wildlife, there’s a …
While still glowing from my recent candle making session, I decided to jump from simple container candles to using moulds. I read the lengthy instructions, gathered all the ingredients and got stuck in. On went the wax to melt, complete with a thermometer to ensure the melting wax never reached 90 degrees, the ignition point. …
Of late everything looks and feels a little hazy, due to a combination of shrouded mist and eternal drizzle. A little how the world is at the moment, I suppose. It’s like ground hog day around here during the second lockdown, we don’t really do anything outside the house except walk the dogs and Littl’urchin. …
It’s now dark by four thirty and it’s really difficult to adjust to it. Hubs and I have to build up to walking the dogs in the pitch black and the endless driving rain. It’s so strange seeing bus after empty bus passing us by. How odd it must be for the drivers. I took …
Released ducks raised from chicks. It’s been business as usual throughout the pandemic in terms of animals pouring through the doors, if anything, we have been even busier. Woodpigeon chicks. All essential staff have continued to care for the animals throughout, their dedication and selflessness is admirable. Unfortunately volunteers have been unable to visit the …
I was shocked and utterly horrified to hear that Peanut and her chicks had been run over and killed recently. It really is heart breaking to think she’s gone, just like that. I hope it was quick and they didn’t suffer, and I’m glad I didn’t see them. I do hope it wasn’t deliberate. I …
