Month September 2004

I don’t suppose that Doris either had to cope with a number of small white dogs who have managed to spend the last hour playing in the coal pile.

Thinking about it, I don’t think that Doris Day really faced the challenges of living in a house which is constently ‘work in progress’ or indeed of living with Ian. In fact, the more I think of it, the more…

The day started disappointingly for the pups today. After their success yesterday in locking Kate in the stable, they were keen to advance their skills and learn how to close the bolts on the stable doors, having developed quite supreme…

I got locked in the stable today with the runner ducks. I think the dogs had jumped on the bottom catch – I wonder if they had been trained… When I finally managed to get out I mentioned to Ian…

Firstly the Rhode wasn’t eaten the other night, unfortunately it was just LS (ooops I have just read that back & I don’t mean it how it sounds – I don’t mean that it was unfortunate that the Rhode wasn’t…

Ians parents, nan and aunt have been here this weekend and we have had a super time as this co-incided with Ians birthday. Today we went to the Upfront craft gallery and I am now commited to learning more about…

It took Little Sheep and the Rhode. We are very upset with ourselves as we should have put then away, we just didn’t think that the fox would go into the barn with the goats, or find the Rhode in…

On the day that they banned fox hunting, we had our first experience with a fox. It took four ducks, left two dead and we had three injured. Two of the injured ones had neck wounds. It was very upsetting…

the chicken is still bandy legged. In fact I think that things are getting worse as he is getting bigger. I don’t know if I taped them in the wrong place or took the tape off too soon, or maybe…

had a go at making felt on Friday. First with Herdie fleece, then with Swaledale, whilst not a complete failure, success is probably not a word that I would use. Shame really as I was planning on making Ian a…