She took me completely by surprise. I was horrified to find my three little chicks dead, one of which was beheaded. I had moved them to a big pen where they had their own space and they seemed so happy. Having been raised in the living room they were so friendly and sweet. I first …
She took me completely by surprise. I was horrified to find my three little chicks dead, one of which had been beheaded. I had moved them to a big pen where they had their own space and they seemed so happy. Having been raised in the living room they were so friendly and sweet. I …
A thick fog this morning when I open the shutters. The air coming from the window is not cold even though it’s February. It reminds me so much of Ecuador when we got up that first morning in the middle of the jungle. The mist was everywhere and we could just about distinguish the river …
July and August sun had been scorching with many hours spent indoors hiding from the heat. The crack of dawn was pleasantly cooler and the evenings on the balcony at sunset could have been great if it had not been for the mosquitoes. Then September was here. The Autumn crocuses appeared in front of the …
I am 7 years old and I am in love with Bernard. It is 5.30 p.m., Mrs. Valmary, our teacher, has left the room to accompany the class to the school gate where parents are waiting for their children. There are 5 of us sitting behind our desks. We've been ordered to sit quietly. We …
Picture this. Today is Thursday morning, June 16th, and all is good in the box by the window. But let’s go back to Sunday, four days ago. That’s when I say to Geoff over dinner: tomorrow is hatching day. We have been turning the eggs 4 to 5 times/day for the last 20 days. I …
No Solo this morning! Arriving at the shed I see the 2 little ones going around in circles in the chicken coop and calling out, but no Solo? I get behind the coop and open the wooden door to their nest…no Solo. I walk around the fence, not a feather, not a hole or a …
Spring here is bursting with colours and exuberance and glee. The rains and the heat have done a good job, we have plenty of work. Everything breathes abundance! The vegetable garden is almost ready, we are working hard on it. The seedlings have been successful and we have a surplus of everything: tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, …
In the orchard this morning two fat hares were playing in the sun In Ukraine women and children are fleeing for their lives On my mobile Juan Branco sharing how the power in place is trying To destroy him like they have destroyed Julian Assange There was ice in the donkey’s bucket earlier Dom is …
A conversation with Nick Last night, long time overdue about his life and ours. Sharing about the 3 guineas who got eaten by a fox after their refusal to get back into their pen one evening. I had made the mistake of leaving the coops open after feeding them all when the cockerel was still …
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