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All Hallows’ Eve

I’m sat up in the attic just for the hell of it, waiting to see if any spooks appear on this the spookiest day of year. So far nothing apart from a black cat slinking around the various boxes of bric-à-brac and piles of books. Sound from the street below is amplified in the attic.Continue reading “All Hallows’ Eve”

Swan Lake

The cold dark nights are now starting to make an appearance. I must admit I do love the late autumn/early winter. The leaves falling from the trees, the wood burning stove on, the chill in the air, it makes me feel more alive and in the moment. I’m getting all the animals ready for theContinue reading “Swan Lake”

All grown up!

I’ve realised I haven’t given an update on the baby bunnies and the little chicks. All are doing fabulously. The little chicks moved up to the woodland and have their own coop. The baby bunnies are now outside along with Fonzie in a big run ready to go up into the their new woodland runContinue reading “All grown up!”

Spooky North Yorkshire Coast part II

In a previous post almost a year ago https://inthecountrynotinthecountry.com/2020/11/29/spooky-north-yorkshire-coast/. I spoke about some ghostly goings on in Whitby. On Thursday, myself and Mally took ourselves off to Whitby for the evening for a ghost walking tour. We arrived in the afternoon…it’s only a 25 minute drive from our house. I was determined to scout theContinue reading “Spooky North Yorkshire Coast part II”

When the going gets tough…you ring the insurance.

So as you all know, I was flooded out quite badly during storm Christoph in January. Although there was no dispute with the insurance and everything was covered no problem, it’s still taken eight months to make the downstairs liveable again. Having watched the horrific floods in Germany and then New York, my heart feltContinue reading “When the going gets tough…you ring the insurance.”

Rub A Dub Dub, a duckie in the tub

Sorry it’s been a while since I posted, it’s been really busy. Everyone is doing well, the baby bunnies and baby chicks are getting really big now! Time flies and they’ll all soon be fully grown. The bunnies are just over seven weeks old and they are gorgeous. When the family are old enough they’llContinue reading “Rub A Dub Dub, a duckie in the tub”

Tiny library

I’m going to start today’s post with a pic taken just a few minutes ago of my baby bunnies 🐰 ❤️ Now onto other news….Last week work finally started on fitting a kitchen and restoring the house after the flood seven months ago. However, nothing in this old house ever goes smoothly and a lotContinue reading “Tiny library”

Crazy right now

It’s been a little while since my last update. It’s been an extremely busy time both in the house and in the woodland. My little bantam hen Olive went missing and turned back up three weeks later with nine chicks in tow! My two woodland bunnies Arnie and Sly escaped their run the other monthContinue reading “Crazy right now”

We all like vindaloo?

I’m nervously sat with a glass of wine listening to the classic song Vindaloo by Fat Les and psyching myself up for the match. Come on England! I’m sure they’ll let us down as they always do and Gareth Southgate does play some very dull football but there’s hope. Also I’m sorry Fat Les weContinue reading “We all like vindaloo?”

Jemima puddleduck

I recently added a few new additions to my family. Two ducks, a cockerel and some more hens. They were in dire circumstances in an area not far from me. Anyway to cut a long story short they are now living with me and Mally. The ducks in particular were in a sorry state. IContinue reading “Jemima puddleduck”