Author Archives: Carol

A few days ago I noticed that Rusty’s head feathers looked short and pale. I put it down to her moulting some head feathers. A day later we noticed that Freckles was pecking at Rusty’s head while they were perched … Continue reading →

The day before yesterday we had our first egg of the year. I thought that as it was so tiny it must be Freckles egg. This morning for our Sunday breakfast we had the last two shop bought eggs plus … Continue reading →

Every winter we have a pheasant visit the garden. I don’t know if it is the same one of course, but it is odd how a single, beautiful, male pheasant chooses to visit our garden regularly at this time of … Continue reading →

I am so excited to have the first egg of the year today. The disappointing thing is that I didn’t see any of the girls in the nest box. I think this egg is Freckles first egg. The egg is … Continue reading →

The sitting room mark four! We both agreed that we couldn’t live with the last colour for even a few days. It was totally wrong. We both really disliked it and wanted to change it as soon as possible. It … Continue reading →

We recently repainted under the dado rail in the sitting room to provide a bit more contrast between the shades above and below, see here. We said we would live with it for a while before deciding if it needed … Continue reading →

My mother in law is ninety six, ninety seven in August and has lived alone for many years since she lost her dear husband. Unfortunately she lives up north, a minimum of four hours drive from us. For some time … Continue reading →

I love seeing the girls dust bathing. You just know that you have happy girls when you see this. I also love the way the other girls just have to help. They had such a lovely time and it’s such … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon we felt we needed a trip out. We just needed to do something. We decided to take a trip to Wendover, which is about half an hours drive from us, to visit the antique shop. We then like … Continue reading →

It was so nice to have no frost this morning and a mild day. There was a bit of sunshine throughout the day and a short shower in the late afternoon. I wanted to take some photos of the girls … Continue reading →