Happy St David’s Day. We seemed to have tip toed into March and spring, meteorologically speaking, without much hullabaloo. It’s the first of March already. Daffodils are opening up all over our garden, the sun is out and we’ll be breaking out the welsh cakes later to celebrate. After a […]
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Gone – my word of the week
When barn owls fledge, they make short, practise flights at first. Eventually the flights are longer, but they return to their roost and are still fed by their parents for a handful more weeks. The mother owl flies in, mouse in beak, unsure if she’ll find any recipients for her […]
Read moreSteady – my word of the week
This week has flown by in a blur. I can hardly believe it’s the weekend and Youngest is due back. There has been a steady flow of people coming and going, all week that I’ve been constantly checking headcounts for meal times. I rather miss the default of five plates […]
Read moreReady – my word of the week
I am undoubtedly a country mouse. I’d prefer to be belly down, lying in a meadow, watching hoverflies move from one wildflower to the next, while listening to the meowing of the buzzards overhead, than tramping along pavements in town. I may see one or two people and a couple […]
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