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Falling into the Future
“Sometimes Life is like a parachute jump. You just have to open the door and make the leap. And hope that the Big Guy in the Sky has packed your parachute properly.” (Message Received, 20 November) Well, here we are, … Continue reading
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Bird
This is a picture of the little redstart that had taken to roosting at night on our thermometer in our porch, a couple of weeks ago. As it sheltered from the endless rain, on its precarious perch, I took pity … Continue reading
La Petite Maison dans la Prairie
We have just returned from a three-day trip to the Frozen North where we have been searching for somewhere nice to start the next exciting stage on our journey through Life. Before descending into my customary ramble through the dusty corridors of … Continue reading
Fairy Cows
On Monday evening, when we were on our way to pick up Simon’s daughter and her husband from the train station in Carcassonne, I was surprised by a sudden glimpse of a white cow-shaped object, looming in the edge of … Continue reading
If Names are Not Correct…
It occurred to me a couple of days ago that, for a blog that purported to be about ‘raising llamas’, we had posted precious little about said animals in recent weeks. So Simon got out the video camera and accompanied … Continue reading
Home and Wet
I am in cold, wet Derby at this moment, on a very brief visit to see my children. I woke up early this morning, and was pleasantly surprised to find a tiny sprinkling of snow covering the shed roof and … Continue reading
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