Miles and miles of empty beach, heavenly! Daughter and her partner have now found a house and shall be moving out soon…..but first it needs to be decorated and as they have no time to take off work hubs and I have taken two weeks off to get the place sorted. For the first five …
As autumn is well and truly here I set about creating a few twig piles for the hedgehogs to hibernate under. I stack the branches and then completely cover them with dried leaves which provides a snugy hidey hole, not just for the hedgehogs but for all sorts of other creatures. Come spring I …
Last year the front and back garden went to rack and ruin as I found it impossible to get anything done with the pups being so young. If I took my eyes off them for a split second I’d find Annie disappearing through the railings or Sam roughing her up, so, in the end I …
This last week has been utterly glorious and the sun has been cracking the flags which has allowed me to get cracking on the millions of jobs needing doing in the garden. The cold Spring has left me really behind and now everything is growing at such speed I simply can’t keep up with all …
Last year was one of the wettest years on record and most of my fruit and veg was ruined. This year I’m hoping and praying for better weather, but so far there’s little sign of improvement as it’s still constantly raining or snowing and it’s freezing, and I mean perishingly cold which makes it hard …
After all the snow we’ve had, followed by hail, torrential rain and gale force winds, I decided not to put Holly the hedgehog out to harden off in the rabbit hutch, even though she is now a wonderfully plump hog. She’s probably wondering where her waistline went! I need to take Herbie, the special needs …
Last week I awoke to a winter wonderland. Everything was transformed and blanketed with a thick layer of snow. Nature sure does put my art to shame! I trotted out to feed Curly cat, who was not at all impressed. She kept on giving me the slow blink as though this was all my fault. She gobbled …
The rescue remains unnaturally quiet as hardly any wildlife has been brought in over the last month, which is most odd. Having said that, the wildlife unit is still full so it’s a good thing. This little hog may be coming to live with me in the spring. It has some sort of special needs, …
Finally I have a day to myself where nothing is planned! Phew!!! How very wonderful! Ever since daughter and I acted as ghost walk guides it seems to have been an endless whirlwind of activity. Nights out, family gatherings, endless meals, shifts at the rescue….all very enjoyable but also somewhat exhausting. I’m yearning for long walks …
As Christmas draws ever closer I suddenly realise how much I need to do. Presents need to be bought, cards written, get togethers attended….and being the last minute type, I’m finally launching myself into action….well…after a fashion! The decorations are up in the village and charities are collecting everywhere. This skiffle group are hilarious. They collect …
