I don’t really want to write about this, but I need to. We have lost our first feather child. It happened while we were away on holiday. And it was my beloved Strider. Why did it have to be Strider? She was my favourite and she was the best. I’m not exactly sure what happened. … More The Loss of a Feather Child
I dare say the fur child loves living in the country. Sometimes it seems like she’s perpetually sleeping inside or on the outdoor table, or waiting to be fed. But then she’ll just casually turn up with some prey or other, so she does keep herself busy. We’ve always had a bell on her collar … More The Hunting Adventures of the Fur Child
It doesn’t pay to be cheap when it comes to chicken coops. That’s a lesson we’ve learnt. Our hen house lasted less than a year before it started falling apart, with its flimsy wood and overall poor construction. Before it fell to pieces in one foul (fowl) blow a new house had to be found. … More In which the Chickens get a New House
The tomato harvest has begun! But I’m not the only one who has been a’harvesting. Something has been eating my tomatoes. Big chunks out of my tomatoes. My suspect list had two names on it: birds and possums. Surely possums would eat the whole fruit, but the amount of munching was more extensive than I … More Tomatoes and Theivery
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