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Ian shouted as he came running through the house earlier. Not thinking about the date, I stared at him in amazement, wondering what sort of egg our little chicks had managed to lay. … and then I realized. Oh, ha…

The decorator is starting next week. We weren’t expecting him until then so no real surprise. He had said the first week in April so we assumed the first full week. This will make such a huge difference as it…

Well, after buying our new chest freezer we are yet to switch it on. We need to put a plug into the garage barn, however we also need to get some food to fill it up with. It will be…

We went to the spring fare today in Zafra. And came back with five silkie chicks. I think they are about a week old, by the look of them, proper feathers are just coming through on their wings. They are…

We went out for a picnic and then went asparagus picking. Here is Ian showing off our haul – an all time record!

Well, Ian and I are like deflated balloons at the moment. It transpires that we are not super-ace asparagus pickers after all. We’ve been picking quite a bit over the last week or so, and have had record hauls. Last…

Bet you weren’t expecting that…!

I mentioned that we knew of the person who is going to decorate the house and that he was the one who had posted videos of the village on YouTube. He has uploaded a slideshow of old photos. We’ll try…

Well, we had a narrow escape from disaster – well perhaps not disaster, but certainly an escape from flooding. If you look at the back of the house now it is finished, you will see that not only are there…