Author Archives: Carol

A few days ago we took a branch off of our pear tree because it had grown out at a strange angle and was looking unattractive. When we had the apple tree in the run the girls used to like … Continue reading →

A few days ago Emerald had been in the nest box for much longer than usual. I wondered if she was feeling broody. She has a manic gleam in her eye.  After checking on her several times I decided to … Continue reading →

My youngest son and his partner moved house a few days ago and yesterday we went over to see the new house. We knew that they had a large decking area and a lawn so decided to take them a … Continue reading →

Last Saturday we visited my eldest son and his wife for the day, in Cambridge. Before we left I gave the girls some corn cobs to keep them occupied while we were out, along with apples and some spinach. The … Continue reading →

I have talked recently about the girl’s individual habits so I thought it was about time I showed Toffee’s habit. Toffee absolutely must be next to the side of the chicken shed when roosting for the night. She always goes … Continue reading →

It was our wedding anniversary a week ago and my husband bought me a lovely bunch of rainbow coloured tulips. He thought they would make a change from the usual roses and I loved the colours. I decided to photograph … Continue reading →

Before Christmas there were some builders working on a house opposite us. We asked them if they could repair the brickwork on our front wall. They dropped a spade, a bag of cement and a bag of sand on to … Continue reading →

We are crazily busy with business this week and I am just not having enough time to blog  as I would like. I have photos and posts in the pipeline but no time to get them written at the moment. … Continue reading →

Yesterday all six girls were enjoying a huge communal dust bath in the sun. A bit later my husband said all six girls were chilling together. I went up with my camera to try to catch them. It was so … Continue reading →

I have talked a bit recently about some of Emerald’s funny habits. Emerald and Speckles are the two girls that have their funny habits firmly entrenched in their daily routine. They are the most predictable and interactive with me. Yesterday … Continue reading →