Hello there ... yes ... I'm here again ..
not quite dropped off the face of the earth!
Its been a frantic summer work wise .. but hopefully it has quietened off a bit ...
yes we have reached that mellow time of the year .. we are all beginning to prepare for the darker months here .. lots of firewood .. extra tins of beans .. and all that kind of thing.
As you can see the cat takes it all very seriously ..
and is practising the 'hunkering down' like mad.
We found this little guy when we were chopping wood ... well he's not so little really... any ideas what he might be/become?
We tucked him back amongst the wood pile.
The Girls are doing really well ... Hubby P has built them a nice little scratching run attached to their deep litter shed ..
so they have been enjoying playing out all summer.
Now the leaves are falling I have been collecting them from the paths and tipping them in the chicken run .. the girls just love having a good old scratch amongst the leaves... there must be all sorts of insects and goodies amongst the litter .. keeps them amused for hours.
And of course ..
all those delectable goodies they find scratching about in their run ... go to make delectable ... yummy eggs for us.
Simple yet sooo delicious ..!
The garden ... as has everyone's I should think ..
has done wonderfully well ...
all that sunshine!
Can you see in this pic ... my Cardoom has sprouted again for a second time.
Hubby P has made a kind of cage ... from some old metal gates ....
for the plant to grow up and through next year.
The plant grows so big and top heavy that the flower heads always collapse under their own weight .. so hopefully this cage will help support it next summer.
I wanted the cage made from nice old gates so that in winter the structure will not look too ugly .. hopefully it will add a bit of height and interest to the bleak garden.
I've planted my Galvanised' garden ..
the galvanised tin baths and buckets outside the door ...
with herbs ..
hopefully they will give a bit of interest over the winter months.
And as for work ...
Well ... Hubby P found these the other day .... a box full of wartime/rationing sugar bags ...
goodness knows what we will do with them .
We have given some away to schoolchildren ... lots of schools are doing work about wartime etc ...
just interesting!
And how about these for warm winter vintage handknits ...
rather jolly what!
We have been finding lots of vintage clothes ...
and they seem to be selling well ...
which is good ...
its just all the washing and ironing .. guess who gets that job!
So that's been us for the last few weeks ....
hope you are all okay ...
I've missed you ...
do drop me a line and say hello!
xxx
