It’s been wild, wet and windy around these parts of late and I’ve had two horrendous back-to-back bouts of lurgy that’s doing the rounds. I’ve actually got used to the constant brain fog, endless coughing, sneezing and perpetually streaming nose. I’ve been traipsing around with a blanket draped about my person that has earned it’s …
Back in the day, I was driving home from Blackpool and somehow missed my Preston turn-off. I was on a dual carriageway, now heading for Blackburn, so took the first exit on my left, to call hubs, who has a far better sense of direction than me. That exit turned out to be the driveway …
The days are short now, and the long dark evenings stretch out unmercifully. Thank goodness for candles, a fire and good books! It’s going to be a long haul until spring, so time to batten down the hatches and prepare for hibernation. Last night I awoke thinking it was raining, I went to the window …
While having the log burner installed, all the furniture had to be removed from the lounge. Finally, it’s all now back where it belongs. When putting everything back, I began to pay particular attention to some of my ornaments, I mean, we live with these items day in day out, but do we ever really …
As autumn is well and truly here I set about creating a few twig piles for the hedgehogs to hibernate under. I stack the branches and then completely cover them with dried leaves which provides a snugy hidey hole, not just for the hedgehogs but for all sorts of other creatures. Come spring I …
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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