I got the grass mowed this week for the first time this year. It's always a relief when the mower starts up. Until now the geese have be...

Monday 11th June 2018 The Cutest Hatchlings Right on cue six little ducklings appeared under our Partridge Silkie today. We put nine eggs...

edit - some parts of this post have been somewhat superseded by subsequent events, which account for the delays in posting. 19th March 2018...

17th March 2018 Cooking and Crafts for a Cold Day More snow and biting cold easterlies again. It wasn't the best day to choose to move...

Tuesday 13th March 2018 Peace and Quiet What a lovely, quiet, peaceful day. They can shut the road more often if they like! I cut t...

When we moved here we asked if some chickens, Daisy the Pig and the tractor could be left for us. The only survivor after just over seven y...