Month May 2011

Well, garage guests. This young dog and her puppies are currently living in our garage. They were stray and living by the pilar and the puppies were chasing cars, so weren’t likely to last long. We bought them back here…

Well, this one was…

I picked this one as I like the mix of reenactment uniforms (center stage) and modern military (behind). It sums up the strange mix between fancy dress and commemoration.

The cotton seeds are just beginning to show through. Rain is forecast for later so I have made them little hats so they don’t get battered. It is a ‘yellow’ weather warning, so I am taking no chances! The tomato…

Fireworks started at about 11 last night. Wilbur sensibly headed into the middle of the house, where he feels safe. Sam had to be shut in a bedroom and Rosie headed behind the settee and ended up on my lap…

Not only have all our hens gone broody, but Limpy, the cockerel, seems to have gone broody too. Either that or he decided that he can’t be bothered to get up if they can’t. We are having to deploy operation…

may_19, originally uploaded by ian_pullen. Our new light arrived this week. Not only is it great not just to have one feeble working bulb in a fly debris encrusted lamp, but it also looks great! It is actually plastic, but…

mar_30, a photo by ian_pullen on Flickr. The last photo I got of him, in the patio after Manuel had finished tiling the floor. He specifically requested this angle as he felt it furnished him with the sufficient gravitas.

Ian and I were enjoying what might in other circumstances be known as fusion food, however in this particular set of circumstances was known as left overs from the last few days, while plotting world domination. It’s the local elections…

Our new kitchen doors arrived today: This is the pantry – we don’t normally keep quite so much stuff on the work surface, however we had to move things from the cupboards when the doors were being fitted. We’re both…