Monthly Archives: June 2010

Cat Log

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Val

If someone asked me how many pets we have, I would not find it an easy question to answer. Dictionary definitions say that a pet is “an animal that is tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Chickens | 1 Comment

Water Play

Posted on 27 June, 2010 by Val

Today is the seventh day of summer. Yup – a whole week of summer done and gone already. How many days are there in summer anyway? I suspect the only meaningful answer is ‘Not Enough’. Today is also the fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Plumbing | 2 Comments

The Surge to Victory

Posted on 23 June, 2010 by Val

Ah. The third day of summer. And at last it feels like it. Sun shines. Washing dries. Pigs snooze. Cats roll in the dust. Grasshopper warblers warble and grasshoppers hop. And Plumber Man declares the day a weekend. He deserves … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Plumbing | 9 Comments

First of the Summer Whine

Posted on 21 June, 2010 by Val

For us Northern Hemispherics, today is the longest day of the year and the official First Day of Summer. More poetically, it is Midsummer’s Day – the Sabbat of Litha. In the Pagan Calendar, the Summer Solstice is “a time … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Chickens, Dogs, Environment, Life, Llamas, Pigs | 1 Comment

Re-design

Posted on 18 June, 2010 by Simon

I’m messing about with the design of the blog, and rather than following supposed ‘good practice’ – which would mean experimenting with something off-line, and only revealing it to the readers when complete – I have decided to try things … Continue reading →

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We are all visitors…

Posted on 18 June, 2010 by Val

Our visitors have been and gone. They left a glorious week of sunshine and blue skies in their rural homeland of Cornwall to share a glorious week of rain and grey skies with us and our animals in the rural … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Visitors | 2 Comments