Author Archives: Carol

While Marmite has recently been struggling to lay her eggs Salmon had looked better than ever and had been laying much more frequently than ever before. Salmon has sometimes been laying two days running which had only happened on rare … Continue reading →

My husband had been going to the allotment most afternoons during the recent sunny spell. He dug and weeded and mowed the grass. He put the canes in ready for the runner beans. He bought me home a few wild … Continue reading →

Marmite has been having an egg laying problem. It isn’t actually about the laying so much it’s about the shell forming. After her soft shelled eggs and then the really weird shaped one she has improved but the egg shells … Continue reading →

This year, more than ever, growing our own veg is really important. The three of us sharing an allotment plot, each had a veg plant box, before the lock-down and have since decided that there are enough plants to put … Continue reading →

Marmite has definitely been having an egg laying problem. It is odd because last year she laid with no problem at all and you can’t help wondering what changes to cause these little girls to develop an egg laying problem. … Continue reading →

The chimney makes smile. The April sunshine is beautiful. I can’t remember more lovely April weather than this.

Speckles has been very vocal recently. In fact she has had spells of really shouting. I then remembered her doing this last summer before laying her six eggs. Speckles has halved her number of eggs every year so if she … Continue reading →

A few days ago Spangle was snoozing with her head under her wing. She looked so cute. I think having more time with the girls has made Salmon and Spangle even more friendly. They are always wherever I am. If … Continue reading →

I bought two jigsaws from a charity shop before the lock-down. The doll’s house jigsaw that we recently completed and a cat jigsaw. In the meantime some friends that we met at a classic car show last year have kept … Continue reading →

We have had our main patio set for many years. We had it before moving here and it was inexpensive when we bought it so it has done very well. After my husband’s excellent job on sanding and varnishing the … Continue reading →