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The chickens have their new house and a penned area where they can roam. Ian has been working on this over the last week and this, and the other fencing, is looking really good. If you look closely at the…

The poppies are still looking like a streak of red along the sides of the lanes. They are really quite a sight. The farmers are well into harvesting now, which is a sign that summer is on its way! Nothing…

We took Mummy to the vet as she had sicked up an amazing amount of undigested food. A truly surprising amount. This meant that she was even thinner and wasn’t drinking or eating. We had steeled ourselves for several minutes…

Well, garage guests. This young dog and her puppies are currently living in our garage. They were stray and living by the pilar and the puppies were chasing cars, so weren’t likely to last long. We bought them back here…

Well, this one was…

I picked this one as I like the mix of reenactment uniforms (center stage) and modern military (behind). It sums up the strange mix between fancy dress and commemoration.

The cotton seeds are just beginning to show through. Rain is forecast for later so I have made them little hats so they don’t get battered. It is a ‘yellow’ weather warning, so I am taking no chances! The tomato…

Fireworks started at about 11 last night. Wilbur sensibly headed into the middle of the house, where he feels safe. Sam had to be shut in a bedroom and Rosie headed behind the settee and ended up on my lap…

Not only have all our hens gone broody, but Limpy, the cockerel, seems to have gone broody too. Either that or he decided that he can’t be bothered to get up if they can’t. We are having to deploy operation…

may_19, originally uploaded by ian_pullen. Our new light arrived this week. Not only is it great not just to have one feeble working bulb in a fly debris encrusted lamp, but it also looks great! It is actually plastic, but…