Author Archives: Carol

Today the guys started laying the stones on the path and laying the bricks for the steps. By the end of the day they had got as far as the veg plot. The stones are looking lovely and I love … Continue reading →

The first day was all about preparation. The wooden edges were removed and the edges of the garden cleared. There was a big tree root from next door’s tree under the path which was probably what had caused the concrete … Continue reading →

When work begins on our path the builders are going to start at the top by the chicken run and work their way down to the front drive. The bricks from my chicken strip will need to be removed and … Continue reading →

When we moved here nine years ago there wasn’t much in the garden. There was the concrete garden path which zigzags up the garden. It was rather ugly but practical. It would have cost money we didn’t have to change … Continue reading →

I wanted to give this post a positive title rather than a negative title because happily I feel completely in control of red mite at this stage of chicken keeping. I didn’t really want to write this post because I … Continue reading →

The girls love chilling in the sun together and I love the way they stretch out their wings in the sun. Emerald, while moulting, prefers to sit in the shade and is as usual on the other side of the … Continue reading →

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 →