Author Archives: Carol

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 →

The vegetable plot is looking really good but the pak choi has gone to seed. We have eaten four of them and now they have bolted and gone tough. I thought I would give one to the girls and see … Continue reading →

We have big poppies in our garden. Every year just as they flower the weather is unsettled and the wind and rain knocks them down just as they are looking their best. This year our big poppies have started to … Continue reading →

Emerald is moulting the most heavily and is still looking really tatty. This is Emerald’s favourite place to perch while she is moulting and she spends a lot of time preening in this spot. Her white tipped under feathers are … Continue reading →

Speckles has become very much my girl. From such a shy start she has become quite attached to me. Her routine first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening is set like clockwork. She will always jump … Continue reading →