Author Archives: Carol

At last the tomatoes have started to ripen and they are going to be the next thing that we will be deluged with. T wanted some pretty things on our second plot and this is very pretty. We are getting … Continue reading →

Speckles is definitely showing her age but she is still well and happy which is so good as she is our oldest girl yet. Speckles still really enjoys a dust bath and it’s always so good to see. She is … Continue reading →

We have never made pickles before. We have lots of gherkins from the allotment and of course an abundance of runner beans. We decided to try pickling the gherkins and the runner beans. We googled how best to do this. … Continue reading →

We can tell that Speckles is really feeling her age these days although I am pleased to say that she remains well. I was also pleased that while Ebony and Flame were feeling the recent heat Speckles didn’t actually didn’t … Continue reading →

We have been experiencing a heat wave this week. Ebony and Flame have been feeling the heat and were panting with beaks open. I gave the girls dishes of mash in plenty of cold water and some frozen spinach. I … Continue reading →

Both our allotment plots are growing madly at the moment. Both plots are quite different. The first plot is more functional but T wanted the second plot to be more of a relaxing space. He had seeded a large wild … Continue reading →

I thought that I should do an update on Marmite in case anyone hasn’t been following the comments. It was four days ago that Marmite laid the weird shaped egg after looking miserable all morning. She then bounced back but … Continue reading →

There is definitely something wrong with Marmite’s egg laying machinery. Marmite was laying normally last year and even went broody a few times. This year Marmite has struggled to lay all year. She often looks miserable the day before laying … Continue reading →

We seem to keep having two broodies at once. I suppose that as Smoke is such a regular broody it is bound to happen that she is broody along with another girl from time to time. This time it is … Continue reading →

We bought the classic Morris Traveller two years ago and recently sold it for the same price we bought it for. We have spent money on it in between but all hobbies cost money so I am not going to … Continue reading →