Author Archives: Carol

At this time of year we have loads of baby birds in the garden. On the suet feeders we have baby tits of all kinds and on the ground we have baby dunnocks and baby robins. Yesterday I got up … Continue reading →

Half our marris peer crop of potatoes on our garden veg plot have blight. We have never had blight on potatoes before it is usually just tomatoes in late summer that get it. I googled it and it is caused … Continue reading →

Yesterday we re read the instructions (for the hundredth time!) that came with the automatic door opener. We checked the wires and they were wired correctly. We followed the instructions again. We have done this many, many times over the … Continue reading →

We had a really full on, busy, weekend but we did manage to get the chicken shed finished in between. I am pleased that all three nest boxes still fit and there was no need to move the storage cabinet … Continue reading →

We are continuing to modify the new chicken shed in the afternoons. I was at home today as I didn’t have deliveries so decided to get tough with the broody girls. Vanilla laid her first egg since her broody break … Continue reading →

We have been quite busy with work and have functions to cater this weekend both on Saturday and Sunday, plus there is a classic car show we want to go to on Sunday afternoon, with our car. This has meant … Continue reading →

A few days ago I said that I thought that Marmite was going broody but I was mistaken. Marmite was just taking a very long time to lay her egg. However that same day Flame went broody and has been … Continue reading →

Yesterday we went to the allotment. This plot is beautiful. We aren’t sure if it’s just been left or if it’s been purposefully seeded with wild flowers but the effect is stunning. I suspect it must have been seeded. On … Continue reading →

Today I found the tiniest egg, so far, in the middle of the run. I think that the girl who laid it was unaware and just dropped it in the run. This one is the first one without a yolk. … Continue reading →

Okay so it isn’t really snow but it looks like it. After a hot May and a cold, wet and windy June, our rose very quickly peaked and then dropped. Every day the path looks like it’s being snowed on … Continue reading →