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I seem to have half the village coming for classes this summer. I have 13 hours of classes and I have at least one other child who is interested and I have an unspecified number coming this morning, which I…

We’ve been using our outdoor shower a lot recently. It is now so hot that it is a great way to freshen up. It is better sited now as it was in the middle of our eating area. Of course,…

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…