I have three cats; Gigi, my ginger female, Lapsong Suchong, a grey tiger girl, and Noisette my tortoiseshell little explorer and snuggle monster. Noisette is the youngest and the smallest. And the most independent. She always has been. Of her kitten siblings she was the only one to figure outContinue Reading
It’s Easter so I am thinking about eggs. And chickens. Okay, and always ducks. But then this time of year I do a lot of thinking about eggs. It’s a seasonal thing. And when I think about eggs, I am always reminded of the joke ~ Why do the FrenchContinue Reading
I have spent the past few weeks reviewing and updating some blog posts. And in doing so realised I had not yet written about Gingembre (ginger in French). I had written about Lapsong Suchong (Lappy) as she is quite an unusual cat. And also Noisette, my little snuggle killer. ButContinue Reading
With this years Vendange finished, I took a couple days to simply sit in the garden. Sometimes reading, sometimes watching the antics of the ducks. Sometimes simply listening. And noticing, the not very quiet countryside. A Lack of Quiet Life is never dull here, and certainly not quiet. I movedContinue Reading
Did you know chickens can purr? Neither did I, until one day one of my chickens did just that. When I worked at the Chateau, part of my job was to look after the chickens. They liked to help me in the garden. It became a regular thing, which IContinue Reading
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