Author Archives: Carol

I am just realising how many different roses we have in our garden. This is a rose that was in the garden when we moved in but it was hidden behind the shrubs. We pruned back the shrubs to allow … Continue reading →

Emerald has been going through a tough moult but she is now coming out the other side. She is still dropping feathers but many more have grown back in and she looks almost back to normal. At her worst her … Continue reading →

Butterscotch is looking good. She is nearly fully feathered at last. She has now been laying over a seventeen day period (twelve eggs) so will probably go broody again soon. I just hope that doesn’t mean she will start moulting … Continue reading →

A few years ago I took up hula hooping as a form of exercise. I graduated from a light beginners hoop to a heavy exercise hoop. After a while I fell by the wayside. I found it tedious to hula … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon the girls were snoozing together in the sun. All is very calm and chilled in the chicken run at the moment. I hope I am not tempting fate!

I was going to update on the rest of the garden roses when they reached their peak but got too busy and now they are just going past their best. I decided to do this post before they went over … Continue reading →

There has been no time for my usual bog posts this weekend as we catered for a wedding yesterday. It was an afternoon tea on our vintage crockery for a hundred people. I only managed a couple of photos because … Continue reading →

The veg plot is looking great. Never mind, they would have fallen over eventually as they get ready to harvest so we decided to just leave them be. I decided to pick the first courgettes and put them in the … Continue reading →

I love seeing the girls dust bathing. It is usually a communal thing but one thing that can always be guaranteed is that Peaches and Barley will always dust bath together. Speckles is nearby but never quite as close as … Continue reading →

The chicken run has it’s own rose and the girls love rose petals. This morning when I went into the run first thing I decided to dead head the rose and sprinkle the petals for the girls. I happened to … Continue reading →