I’ve been trying to persuade Ian to read some of our dog training books as I think we need to step up on Rosie’s training. She’s actually pretty well behaved, however, because of her size and strength, we definitely need…
It seems to have been a bumper year for storks. The storks in the church tower seem to have had three hatchlings each – and now the babies are almost full size, it looks rather crowded. I don’t remember seeing…
It’s getting hot! I know because the house is full of floppy animals who embrace the cool tile floors rather than squeezing next to me on my chair. Yesterday I noticed for the first time that it was too hot…
We are seeing small signs of life coming from our kitchen garden. That is other than the major signs of weed life. A few of our tomatoes have survived chicken nibbling and are flowering, albeit on slightly strange shaped plants,…
There’s a general sense of busy-ness at the moment. The farmers are in full harvesting mode and the fields are full of everything from combine harvesters through to donkeys and old men with scythes. The builders are starting work earlier…
We’ve dragged ourselves reluctantly into the world of social networking. While the New York Times Co set us me with Facebook and Twitter accounts for Rubber Stamping, for our own sites we’ve been less proactive. However the other week we…
The other morning I was cycling along the lanes when I saw a man who appeared to be picking pieces of grass. As I got closer he was picking what I thought was asparagus, however I couldn’t be sure. I…
Rosie can’t understand why the rest of the pups can sit quite happily on the back of the settee but she can’t quite manage it. That is her back leg by Ian’s ear in the top two pictures as she…
The chickens have their new house and a penned area where they can roam. Ian has been working on this over the last week and this, and the other fencing, is looking really good. If you look closely at the…
The poppies are still looking like a streak of red along the sides of the lanes. They are really quite a sight. The farmers are well into harvesting now, which is a sign that summer is on its way! Nothing…