The sweetcorn is ready

John anticipates this day all year, it comes in a close second to the Bacon Lettuce and Tomato season (which is imminent).  Finally the big pot of boiling water is on the stove and we are all  (pigs, chickens, cows and dogs as well) munching on cobs of hot corn dripping in home made butter sprinkled with pepper and salt. The simplist of perfect tastes.

Geraldine, now the boss of the turkeys is so tame. If you reach down into the run she will very delicately step into your hand.  She is such a social bird. This week we will begin to build the run that comes off their house. They are old enough to come out now.  But they must be kept IN. I could not bear to lose any to dogs.

Mr Flowers entertaining the garden chickens.

My garden is getting positively over grown. Luckily I like it like that.

Sheila is a lot better today, even though every time I tried to work with her foot she quietly folded it back under her belly. This may take some time. However she was up and walking ever so slowly. It is important that she keeps moving whether her feet hurt or not. She is prone to lying about way too much which is very unhealthy for such a big lass. Her back will start to hurt and her arthritis. She does not realise that she needs to move so she gives me very dirty looks when I get her up.  She reminds me more and more of a sea lion lately – cast on the beach. And the less she does the less she can do so I need to get her up and about.  But once she is up and walking she definitely feels better.

Our university student from Japan is coming back tomorrow for a couple of weeks. That will be fun.

I hope you have a lovely day.

Love your friend on the farmy,

celi