My mini fire pit, that will compliment alfresco meals beautifully. Solitary bee houses, a Christmas present from hubs. How spoilt can a girl be? Just LOOK at that delightful bird house! Another year older! I’m waiting for the worst of the weather to pass before I put my latest treasures out, it gets windy around …
The kitchen is filled with the scent of lilies, a gift from daughter for mother’s day, along with a splendid, huge, black bamboo. That, I think, shall live in a pot. Please ignore any dust, I have neither the time nor inclination to do housework! Daughter, who is a total sweetheart, took me for a …
Unbelievably, it actually stopped raining for a few hours today, so off I raced into the front garden to tidy up a little. I’ve noticed that the bulbs are shooting up, so I thought I’d make a start by clearing the leaves from the Lavender hedge, to see what lurked beneath. Lots of bulbs showing …
We’ve had some really atmospheric misty mornings and evenings recently, and I must say, I’m a huge fan of mist! Easter Sunday dawned, and hubs and I were wandering along a lonely stretch of canal in search of the perfect place to release the grebe that came into the rescue recently. Now….research was conducted and …
What do you see? A pile of dried leaves? Good, that’s how I want the hog to look. Yesterday I released three huge prickly hedgehogs, they were four times the size that they were when they arrived at the rescue and totally rearing to go. Selecting their new homes is always a worry for me. …
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A media agency contacted the rescue recently looking for interesting animal stories and the manager thought that Herbie, my disabled hedgehog, may have the makings of a good story, so after a chat with the aforesaid agency, it was decided that a photographer would be sent out to capture some pictures. It was not my …
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This Easter has come and gone in a whirlwind. Today is the first time I’ve managed to catch my breath. It began on Good Friday with hubs celebrating his 55th birthday. We spent a VERY pleasant evening visiting several splendid watering holes….. And indulging in some even more splendid real ales…… marvelous they were! Saturday …
