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“One cat just leads to another” Ernest Hemingway
It has been estimated that in a 12-year lifespan, without human intervention, a single female cat could be responsible for as many as 3500 descendants. And guess what! That single female cat lives here. Mother Cat has tricked us good … Continue reading
Not Alone
Our visitors have gone, and Simon is in England for a few days. As often happens when I am alone, a mood of quiet reflection has descended upon me, like a mist over the calm sea in the cool of … Continue reading
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EastHenders Episode Two: “Eggs of Significance”
A few more days pass. The sun shines down on Chickenland, sliding shifting shadows around the edges as the hours tick away, and fluffy white clouds drift across the square of blue that is the entirety of the sky the chickens … Continue reading
EastHenders Episode One: “Not-So-Big-Chicken”
Sunday morning arrives quietly. A few fluffy brown feathers, tinged orange in the low morning sunlight, drift like tumbleweed across the still alleyways of Chickenland – silent reminders of the previous night’s violent encounter. Simon opens the door to the Little Hen House and … Continue reading
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EastHenders…What’s Goin’ On?
More than two months have passed since the Famous Four had their First Contact with that oh-so-Alien hen, Lonely (Henfight at the OK Corral). It has been an eventful two months, for us and for the chickens. In fact it … Continue reading
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And Then There Was One
Another death in the animal family has prompted a little more sadness, and a little more thinking about Death. Last week, one of our two remaining kittens died. He became ill on Friday afternoon. He wasn’t moving very much, and … Continue reading
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