Month February 2005

Dead rat

There was a dead rat outside the front door this morning. After a moments horror as I wondered if Freckles and BlackKnees were now making sacrifices, I realise that this was what Davy was so fidgety about. It was quite…

Shorn of the Dead

That’s shorn as in shearing sheep. If you’ve ever seen Dawn of the Dead or indeed the comedic take on it called Shaun of the Dead, you’ll appreciate the terror of being shut in a building with banging on the…

The chickens were up before us

They are getting later going to bed now, and one was still pecking away last night when we shut the ducks away, so we left the door open to their shed and forgot to close it. Luckily everyone was OK,…