Snowy has been returned to his winter residence in the banqueting hall. We are all delighted to hear his squeaks and snuffles as he potters around in his cage. He gets so much more attention being inside and he is…
September 2014
25 posts
- Winter residence
- Prashad
Tinana is a vegetarian and used to having a small range of dishes to choose from when visiting a restaurant. Not tonight though, as tonight we dined at Prashad. The menu is completely vegetarian and vegan and filled…
- Winter squash under attack
Annie-Mo is such a big fan of home grown fruit and vegetables that it's rare she will allow a strawberry to develop it's full luscious flavour and ruby red hue, preferring to nab each one at their small hard green stage…
- Taco Tuesday
Today Annie and I spent the morning in the lovely company of Nanty Nina and Aunty Tinana, eating chocolate Danishes and drinking coffee. Websatvinnthe back gardennsoaking up the sunshine whilst Annie played in the…
Front page ElsieMatt sent me a picture of Elsie on the front page of the recent Holiday Cottage's brochure. The picture was taken when he used to work for them. Apparently Elsie had a wonderful day on the shoot and came home filled…
Party fieldThis weekend we camped in the party field to celebrate Tinana and Kath`s birthday. We spent a lovely weekend sitting by a camp fire, toasting s'mores (marshmallow toasted and squished between the chocolate side of a…
Jules's crumbleThe lovely Jules brought us a crumble filled with the most amazing array of tasty fruit, apple,pear,blackberry,apricot,plum and ginger. It was almost half demolished before I could even get a photo. I commented to Matt…
- Rampant squash
Tinana gave me a squash plant. I think, actually she must have grown it from Jack's magic beans because it has grown and grown, taking over the whole flower bed and is now heading up to the bathroom and onwards to giant…
Cheeky MoLook who I found this morning wandering about with an empty packet of sugar from the paper recycling area and a tooth brush she had purloined from the bathroom. She was dipping the toothbrush into the sugar packet and…
- Back to school
The children started back to school today. Felix is in year eleven and will be sitting his gcse's this academic year. Jay is in year nine and will be choosing his gcse options this year, and Sophie is in year four. This…