Nettle-hen is poorly. She was fine yesterday, but when we got back this afternoon she was sitting in her coop and very listless. We took her to the vets earlier this evening, and they've given her antibiotics and are keeping her in for observation ( Read more... )

My mother's house got burgled a few weeks ago, while she was staying with us. The burglars damaged one of the back doors in the process, and my mother has already accepted a quote for replacing both that and the other two back doors with new ones, much stronger and with better locks. Because of the age and style of the old doors, new ones will be ( Read more... )

Wellinghall has suggested I put up my photos of the assorted rodents that we found infesting Beverley Minster. There were quite a lot, though they didn't always photograph well, as we both found. Not sure if this is because they're always small and in awkward, dimly-lit corners, or simply because neither of our cameras comes with a Mouseman ( Read more... )

Summer holiday (partly) booked! We'll be heading off to Orkney on this ferry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQvT-PGhiKI

Can't wait.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, wherever you are.

It's a funny thing, but a rat-sized tunnel has appeared going into the chicken run. Can't help wondering if this is in any way connected with the fact that we haven't been getting as many eggs lately.

I've blocked it with an old tile for now, but that's not going to hold the little thieves for long.

Me: I hate, loathe and detest the Folio Society, mutter, mutter, lavish deluxe facsimile MS Cotton Nero A.x (The Pearl Manuscript, including Sir Gawain) mutter mutter ( Read more... )

Day 1: healthy run-around in park, healthy salad on table, where did all the biscuits go ( Read more... )

Don't often do memes, but it's always good to break a habit, right?

1. Marmite- love or hate?
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Me to insurance firm A: have you now got Important Supporting Document #1, which was posted to you over a week ago, but which hadn't turned up according to Letter of Wednesday last, which reached us on Saturday? Or should I get it re-sent ( Read more... )