Author Archives: Carol

I am so happy that we have at last reached the end of this freeze after two long weeks of it. Today’s temperature has reached a balmy 4 degrees with a forecast of 9 for the weekend and 12 next … Continue reading →

It’s still so cold that I keep feeling the need to treat the girls. Today there was a bitterly cold wind and there was no sun for the girls to perch in. Tomorrow is forecast to be the last frosty … Continue reading →

Just two more freezing days forecast then the temperatures are supposed to return to normal for us. hurrah! I have been worrying about the little girls in the cold but they seem to be coping absolutely fine with it. We … Continue reading →

It’s still freezing here and forecast until the end of the week when it will be warmer but wet! Hurrah! We seem to alternate between freezing to milder and wet. I hate wet but I think I may hate freezing … Continue reading →

Today is a big birthday for my lovely husband. Today he becomes an O. A. P. I will be cooking his favourite meal tonight of rib eye steak, crispy potato wedges, mushrooms,  baked tomatoes and salad and we will have … Continue reading →

I had really hoped for a mild winter for our first winter with seramas but instead we are having the longest cold spell for many years. For the last five days we have had frost and frozen chicken waters in … Continue reading →

In the summer we redecorated our sitting room. We put up a dado rail and painted underneath it a slightly darker colour than above it. I was afraid to go too dark and settled on a subtle change of shade. … Continue reading →

We should be careful what we wish for! I was so fed up of wet days with it raining non stop all day that I really welcomed the first dry day in a while. Since then it has been really … Continue reading →

It was six weeks today that Pebbles went. The girls all look healthy and there is no wheezing or sneezing so I think we can cautiously breath a sigh of relief that we have come through this now. I talked … Continue reading →

It was so nice to have a dry day today even thought it was cold with a frosty start. I dug the run over and swept the patio and the girls kept me company as I went about these jobs. … Continue reading →