Category Archives: Life

Rumpeta Rumpeta

Posted on 28 January, 2011 by Val

Okay. Let’s get back to that Elephant in the room. By which I mean that obvious truth that no one wants to talk about, and that we all pretend isn’t there. The one that, whenever I happen to bring it … Continue reading →

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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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A dwindled dawn

Posted on 4 January, 2011 by Simon

I have been on my own for over a week, as Val is spending grandmotherly time in Derby. In that time, I have spoken to two people who called at the house (a fireman from the local volunteer force who … 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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