Kate Pullen

Kate Pullen

Water Dog

Rosie has turned into a proper water dog. We knew that she liked water and the fact she has webbed toes was a bit clue. However she’s taken to romping in even the smallest of puddles like a duck to…

Sneaky Peak

Here’s a peak of our new site – Still a few ends to tie up, however it’s taking shape and the last couple of days I’ve been adding the products and Ian’s been muttering to himself – which generally…

Chicken Reduction

We’ve rehomed some of our chickens – in fact all bar three hens and one cockeral. The one cockeral we didn’t rehome is called Limpy. So that gives a bit of a clue as to why we didn’t rehome him.…

Fly Catchers

Both Pirata and Wilbur appeared to have a funny five minutes yesterday. Admittedly, it’s not that unusual for Pirata to play a special cat and mouse game with a mouse that only he can see, however yesterday he was quite…

Slug Slurping

Rosie has amassed quite an array of unpleasant habits. However she has plunged new depths with her current unpleasentness – slug slurping. When she is out walking she hoovers up slugs as she walks. She doesn’t miss a step, simply…

Rainy Days

Well, since the start of March the weather has turned miserable. Shame as this has curtailed our asparagus picking. I realise we are fair weather asparagus pickers. Last week was Carnival, and there was a super-fiesta on Sunday where Carnival…

Ghost Writing

I’ve just finished a ghost writing assignment for Quatro Press. I had to write short introductions to four chapters of a new ‘Bead Jewelry Designer’s Encyclopedia’. I quite enjoyed it! I had to write in the original author’s style, and…

Feeling So Incredibly Let Down

After eight weeks, I just have to accept that ‘Ambridge Being Rocked to the Core’ actually meant a small wobble when Nigel fell off the roof. Yes, I’m sorry that Nigel died, and in such pantomime fashion (although admittedly we…

Double Dip Woes

In the spirit of double dip depression, I have been suffering from a double dip cold. It started at the beginning of the week, Thursday I was feeling decidedly better and then Friday it started all over again. Ian has…