Author Archives: Val

Dharma Elephants

Posted on 23 January, 2011 by Val

Last night Simon very subtlety drew my attention to the fact that I haven’t written anything for a while.  As in… “Do you know it’s A WHOLE MONTH since you posted anything on the blog, you slacker?” Clearly Mr Self-Satisfied … Continue reading →

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Cat Schism

Posted on 24 December, 2010 by Val

Um. What to write about….? Maybe it’s time for a cat update. The total, as of this minute, is nine. (Maybe ten… but Brown Cat has gone walkabout, and we’ve not seen her for a few days.) What is slightly … Continue reading →

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Beau Constructor

Posted on 16 December, 2010 by Val

Well, the non-freeziness didn’t last long. Just to teach me to stop moaning about soggy weetabix days, the Universe decided to plonk a bit more of the very-pretty-but-bloody-cold stuff on our part of the world. In the deep early winter, … Continue reading →

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Frosties and Glee

Posted on 12 December, 2010 by Val

Today it is not freezing. There is still a thin window of ice on the top each water bucket, but it is fragile enough for the llamas and pigs to deal with unaided, with a gentle prod from hoof or … Continue reading →

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‘s Nature Innit

Posted on 11 December, 2010 by Val

One of the most different things about our current life is just how much we really are more ‘in touch with nature’. It sounds like a cliché…. “Well, we want to move to the countryside, and be… you know… more … Continue reading →

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Wrong Clothes

Posted on 4 December, 2010 by Val

Hello again y’all. Here I am, just returned from an unseasonally snowy sojourn in Iceland England, to a similarly snowy reception in this bit of France. But it is very different. Owing to a lack of wellies and a warm … Continue reading →

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