Amazing Grapes
When we were asparagus picking yesterday, I noticed that the almond trees are now full of almost fully grown almond fruit, which now just hang there and ripen for a few months. We’ve been almond scrumping as a birthday treat…
Kate Pullen
Finished!
Finished the scarf I made with the wool Susan gave me – just as the weather gets warmer! Now to decide whether to dye it. White is not a good colour in our house…
Today – Pixie on the way home from the vets
Pixie looking happy to be on her way home from the vet. She’s been losing her fur – in clumps – so she’s got special shampoo and drops. It’s not her favorite thing…
Degummed silk cocoons
These are the silk cocoons I had bought for when mum and susan visited last summer. I decided I wasn’t going to use them as cocoons, so I degummed them. I should have taken a before and after pic as the…
First asparagus of the season :)
Horace Goes to the Hairdressers
Horace went to the hairdressers on Monday and is now neatly sheared. It was the same groomer this time, which I think is a first. While she blanched a bit when she saw him, she knew what to expect and…
Ian Can’t Whistle
Needless to say, Ludvig was chatting nicely and coherently before I started the video – but I think he does say Hello at one point. And yes, Ian can’t whistle 🙂
Wilbur looking handsome
Ludvig’s Hoop of Fun
Ludvig is still treating his hoop of fun with deep suspicion…
Super Blood Wolf Moon
We saw the super blood wolf moon yesterday and it was quite impressive. We were a little late at seeing it at it’s full glory, and the tip of the moon was just becoming uneclipsed. But I think this made…