Category Archives: Chickens

Here we go again

The sitting room mark four! We both agreed that we couldn’t live with the last colour for even a few days. It was totally wrong. We both really disliked it and wanted to change it as soon as possible. It … Continue reading

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Painting the sitting room mark three

We recently repainted under the dado rail in the sitting room to provide a bit more contrast between the shades above and below, see here. We said we would live with it for a while before deciding if it needed … Continue reading

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Brass ship’s lantern

My mother in law is ninety six, ninety seven in August and has lived alone for many years since she lost her dear husband. Unfortunately she lives up north, a minimum of four hours drive from us. For some time … Continue reading

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Dust bathing

I love seeing the girls dust bathing. You just know that you have happy girls when you see this. I also love the way the other girls just have to help. They had such a lovely time and it’s such … Continue reading

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Chicken shot glasses

Yesterday afternoon we felt we needed a trip out. We just needed to do something. We decided to take a trip to Wendover, which is about half an hours drive from us, to visit the antique shop. We then like … Continue reading

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Enjoying a change in the weather

It was so nice to have no frost this morning and a mild day. There was a bit of sunshine throughout the day and a short shower in the late afternoon. I wanted to take some photos of the girls … Continue reading

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The end of the current freeze

I am so happy that we have at last reached the end of this freeze after two long weeks of it. Today’s temperature has reached a balmy 4 degrees with a forecast of 9 for the weekend and 12 next … Continue reading

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Fish for the girls

It’s still so cold that I keep feeling the need to treat the girls. Today there was a bitterly cold wind and there was no sun for the girls to perch in. Tomorrow is forecast to be the last frosty … Continue reading

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Keeping warm

Just two more freezing days forecast then the temperatures are supposed to return to normal for us. hurrah! I have been worrying about the little girls in the cold but they seem to be coping absolutely fine with it. We … Continue reading

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Bedtime

It’s still freezing here and forecast until the end of the week when it will be warmer but wet! Hurrah! We seem to alternate between freezing to milder and wet. I hate wet but I think I may hate freezing … Continue reading

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