It was a grey chilly day. Almost no direct sunlight. It is funny how even the tiniest shaft of sun can lift our heads. Yes, this is the same peacock. The Duke of Kupa’s train is growing so fast! This has surprised me, I… Continue Reading “A Fine day on the Farmy”
Yesterday, I called the vet to talk about The Shush Sister Charlotte, who is still walking very wonkily. And not often. She lists to the side like a sinking container ship. But the vet was out for the day and would not be back… Continue Reading “Charlotte begins her Slow Recovery. Because I said so.”
She has started limping quite badly. And a fat pig limping is a very sorry sight. It is one of her back legs below that rather large ham of a butt-hock. Sorry Char had to say it. I have called around and on occasion… Continue Reading “Charlotte the Pig is Feeling Poorly”
When I was a teacher of drama, in a high school in New Zealand, we would frequently devise characters for improvised plays. One of the exercises, when we were devising, was called Take your Character for a Walk. Everyone in the classroom would assume… Continue Reading “NaNoWriMo – Let’s Take our Characters for a Walk: Everyone can Play!”
It was cold today. I mean not too cold. My words are too short. I feel I should be writing something poetic about the approaching winter and I know that Smidge would say this with a whole lot more elegance and poetry but there… Continue Reading “Big Dog’s Coat of Not Many Colours”
Big Dog has always preceded me on the walks. He is the alpha male. The oldest resident. The Boss Guy. But lately I have realised that he has been walking at my heel, trudging along, not because he wants to but because he is… Continue Reading “Big/Old Dog took the Lead”
This certainly is a surprised chook but no this is not the surprise – This is the surprise! But in a way no surprise at all. The Matriarch walked into a wild scene at the hairdressers yesterday, they were all excited because a… Continue Reading “A little Surprise, then Another one…”