Power tools

Today I had my first go on the chainsaw !!!!!!!

Bloody marvellous and very therapeutic. Everyone who's stressed should be allowed a go on a chainsaw.

Oh Deer

well look at the lovely chap who visited us at 8am today...

excuse the shaky photo - it's hard to take pics through the kitchen window, but you can just about make him out.

New job

Started my new job today as the school gardener. Very flexible hours... basically when I see something that needs doing, I go and do it.
Plenty of weeding and pruning to do - and lots of space for planting in the spring.

Added bonus of lots of fresh air and sunshine... never had that in the NHS !!

RIP Dolly

Well, sadly as fast as Jean got better and was let out to play agan, Dolly deteriorated rapidly. Steve went to pick her up and she just sat on his hand. Her comb was purple and floppy and her eyes closed.
There were no obvious signs of distress. We fed her some drops of water out of a syringe every half hour, but it was clear she was in a bad way, so we brought her inside in a box for the night, and at 11pm, she just slipped away.

And yes, we cried.

Our first chicken death. Poor Dolly. RIP



Dolly the Bluebelle and Twinkle the Gingernut.