Author Archives: Carol

Yesterday (Sunday) was our annual village show. We took our car for the classic car section.  We decided to set up a little table with our vintage crockery at the back of the car and put out some of our … Continue reading →

I could tell that Spangle thought she wanted to lay again today. She wasn’t happy with the nest boxes though and was searching on top of the nest box next to the store cabinet. I realised that she wanted her … Continue reading →

Ebony went broody three days ago. Marmite has been broody for three weeks and Smoke has been broody for four weeks. I think Smoke is beginning to come out of it as she is staying out for longer when I … Continue reading →

We collected Vanilla along with the other four amigos last August. Having only had Vanilla for a year, what she will be most remembered for, was her relationship with Flame. Twice this year Vanilla played the part of chick to … Continue reading →

This morning when I went out to the chooks Vanilla was missing as well as the two broody girls. I assumed that she would be laying an early egg. I checked the nest boxes for the broodies and then checked … Continue reading →

The two broody girls continue even though it’s now been two and a half weeks for Marmite and three and a half weeks for Smoke. When Ebony wants to lay her egg the broody girls share the nest box next … Continue reading →

The leek seed heads on our veg plot have been dramatic all summer. They have now come to their end so my husband decided to cut them down and put them in our enamel jug in the kitchen and see … Continue reading →

We have a thriving, breeding, colony of slow worms in our garden. This summer we have seen them in all different sizes. We have seen small ones, medium ones and really big, fully grown ones. This morning I opened the … Continue reading →

Our garden is full of bees. We have something in flower nearly every month of the year so there is always something to attract the bees. At the moment it is the sedums that are busy with bees. It is … Continue reading →

Our friends and allotment sharers (who live opposite us) have been on holiday for two weeks. For the first week they went abroad and then a day back home and then off to the lake district in their camper van. … Continue reading →