Winter has come with a vengence. We have had a bit of snow but it's been sunny. However now that the sun has gone it is bitterly cold and everywhere is black ice. I haven't been out today but have preffered to stay in and make bread and things. I don't like the snow and cold weather. I don't know how my american family put's up with it!
Tomorrow is our table top sale. I hope we get some customers. People may stay at home if the weather worsens overnight and all our hard work will be for nothing.
more on this after the event.
Friday 26 November 2010
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Here I am!
My blog site has been in a mess. After about an hour of trying to fix it I was ready to throw in the towel but my lovely husband had about an hour at it and finally was victorious!
I have been getting ready for Saturday when I have a stall at the village hall tabletop sale.
Every night though we have been enthralled by the latest run of "I'm a celebrity"which is set in the bush in Australia. (not far from S&S actually). Of the last six years of this programme, which is on for an hour every night,this set of celebrities has been the most compelling to watch. I shall not know what to do with myself when it finishes in two weeks time!
It's very strange without my chickens and we both look for them through the window. Occasionally I think I hear clucking, It's usually pheasants in the field next door.There are alot of pheasants this year. my neighbour usually shoots some for us but he has been laid up with a broken leg. He's almost back in action though.
thats all for now.
sheila x
I have been getting ready for Saturday when I have a stall at the village hall tabletop sale.
Every night though we have been enthralled by the latest run of "I'm a celebrity"which is set in the bush in Australia. (not far from S&S actually). Of the last six years of this programme, which is on for an hour every night,this set of celebrities has been the most compelling to watch. I shall not know what to do with myself when it finishes in two weeks time!
It's very strange without my chickens and we both look for them through the window. Occasionally I think I hear clucking, It's usually pheasants in the field next door.There are alot of pheasants this year. my neighbour usually shoots some for us but he has been laid up with a broken leg. He's almost back in action though.
thats all for now.
sheila x
Sunday 14 November 2010
ALL GONE!
So it's Sunday morning and the meter reader Malcolm and his wife Chris have been and taken all my birds. I think they will be very happy in their new home. Malcolm and Chris are the sort of people who take in waifs and strays and so it is that my chickens (and Ed the duck) will be sharing a home with a ? emily ? the pig whom they rescued from being made into sausages last week.
they also have horses, ducks, geese, dogs and other assorted animals.
As soon as they had gone I cleaned out all the sheds and Graham cleaned up the garden. cut down some tree branches and laid some turfs on the bare patches. it looks quite tidy. I am looking forward to staying in bed in the morning without feeling guilty and without having to get up to let the chickens out.
The only downside is that I won't have any eggs!
Just made several jars of mint jelly from the Spearmint that is running wild outside the kitchen door despite the fact that Graham dug it all out about a month ago.
they also have horses, ducks, geese, dogs and other assorted animals.
As soon as they had gone I cleaned out all the sheds and Graham cleaned up the garden. cut down some tree branches and laid some turfs on the bare patches. it looks quite tidy. I am looking forward to staying in bed in the morning without feeling guilty and without having to get up to let the chickens out.
The only downside is that I won't have any eggs!
Just made several jars of mint jelly from the Spearmint that is running wild outside the kitchen door despite the fact that Graham dug it all out about a month ago.
Wednesday 10 November 2010
R.I.P.
One of my chickens who has been poorly for a couple of days, died during the night yesterday so now I am down to 3 of my original 9 Isa Warrens. She was gang banged by the two cockerels and couldn't get back to her feet she was so weak. I tried all the usual things with her, Asprin, milky porridge and a blanket warmed in the microwave but to no avail. They are funny things hens. They seem to give up the ghost.
I have been trying to dispatch one of the cockerels, but each time I catch it ( a feat in itself ) I hold it by the neck for a while and then feel sorry for it and let it go! Graham says I am a moral coward because I shouldn't expect someone else to do my dirty work. I think that is his way of saying "don't ask me!"
Even if I did manage to dispatch it we wouldn't eat it, so it seems like a waste of a life. A bit like fox hunting.
Not much else to report. the weather is dreadful. It's dark again before it gets light. just the usual!
sheila x
I have been trying to dispatch one of the cockerels, but each time I catch it ( a feat in itself ) I hold it by the neck for a while and then feel sorry for it and let it go! Graham says I am a moral coward because I shouldn't expect someone else to do my dirty work. I think that is his way of saying "don't ask me!"
Even if I did manage to dispatch it we wouldn't eat it, so it seems like a waste of a life. A bit like fox hunting.
Not much else to report. the weather is dreadful. It's dark again before it gets light. just the usual!
sheila x
Monday 1 November 2010
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