Well it’s all been happening since my last post! First a blocked loo. Due to the ridiculous way our drains are configured, not helped by someone in the past (not us), building a conservatory over one of the drain covers, it took the wonderful Homeserve team over a week to clear the blockage – a …
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Fateful Flight & Feathered Fables
I’ve had a traumatic experience this week. I was already becoming despondent because I hadn’t witnessed any blue tits visiting my nesting box for a while. Then one morning while I was doing my ablutions in our en-suite, I heard a thud and realised a bird must have flown into our bedroom window. Now we …
Is a tree like a cat?
Is it? I’m really hoping my ceanothus tree has nine lives, because she’s already used at least four of hers! Three years ago she broke free from her support in a high wind and was bent double. Then she was attacked by Jack Frost and all her leaves went brown and crusty – but she …
Rambling Rose 