Scrumping!
We went out scrumping figs and almonds – not with great success. We couldn’t find many figs and those we could were quite small. But we did get enough for fig tart – which is flaky pastry with blue cheese…
Month August 2022
Wilbur Is Showing His Age
Wilbur seems to have aged quickly over the last few weeks. Well, perhaps longer, but it’s become more apparent. He is 12, which is a good age for his size and rough start in life. He’s having trouble with his…
The daftest place to roost…?
We have a pigeon roosting on the window ledge over our back door. Which, given all their other options, seems unlikely to be the best place to roost! Not only does the nesting material fall off, every time it moves…
Does it count as rain…
If we can count the drops? This is the first rain for a long time, but I can’t help thinking it doesn’t really count!
Cat Barometer
For a very quiet and reserved cat, Roland can be quite extreme about some things. He sometimes has a very strange way of drinking from the water bowl (which entails him balancing on the rim of the bowl), but he…
Hair today, gone tomorrow…
One of the knock-on effects from the allergic reaction I had earlier this year was my skin peeled – and every bit peeled – even the inside of my mouth 🙁 And it took some time to finish, with my…