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Puppy Dharma
So just what exactly is the best way to raise a happy, well-behaved dog? Having watched other people interact in different ways with their canines, read a number of mildly entertaining puppy-training books, watched seemingly endless repeat episodes of The … Continue reading
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Chicken Strippers
So here is the post about chickens that I didn’t promise to write ……. When we first got our chickens last year, I wrote a post (Fear and Loathing in Las Chickenas) in which I went public about my feather phobia. For those … Continue reading
Promises Schmomises
You may recall that, back in July, I sort of committed myself to writing a series of blogs about the chickens, (EastHenders….What’s Goin’ On?). Even at the time, aware of my remarkable and extremely frustrating tendency to suddenly lose interest … Continue reading
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Autumn Tumbles In
Time seems to be flying by. Too quickly. It seems like only yesterday that we were moving in here to start our new(est) life in the Allier Spring. But suddenly, in the blink of a dream-blind eye, Summer has slipped away, and Autumn is … Continue reading
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Bureaucracy – a success story
This morning I was startled by a knock at the door. It’s extremely rare for someone to arrive unexpectedly at our door – in five months, I think the postman has needed a signature a couple of times, and Florian … Continue reading
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Weather
I’ve been trying out some new weather software. You can have a look at the results here. Any comments appreciated . . . . And yes, there is some catching up to do on the blog. Over the last week … Continue reading
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