Tag Archives: hens

Hello, is that Monica?

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

(The neighbours walking their dog last night) We’ve moved again and now we’re about 30 minutes inland, in a campsite near the town of Lourical. The sun is shining and we are parked between two orange trees. I can hear … Continue reading →

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Heavy Rain brings Cheerful Scones

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

(22 raindrops (or thereabouts) in a row… ) It was a very dark morning full of heavy rain when I woke up. So I lay there listening to the sound of water hitting the window, the roof and the cat. … Continue reading →

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The Tunnel I love

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

(Leaves and seed. I pick something up every time I go walking) I went on my walk this morning (of course I did!) a bit earlier than usual because it’s not so pleasant to walk in the heat. Anyway, there’s … Continue reading →

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Apple Tart Omelette

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

(Mmmm Bread and Butter Pudding Version 1.0) Another wet day today which is making me kinda sleepy. I might have a little snooze after I finish this. Well, I finally made my version of a bread and butter pudding. Lets … Continue reading →

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Rain or Shine, some more hen pictures

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

(We went for a ramble around the lake at Mervant this morning) It’s Sunday afternoon, I’ve just brought the hens their afternoon treat – porridge. They love it! Being from France they possibly haven’t tasted it  (you can only buy … Continue reading →

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Free Food! Free Food! Free Food!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by

(The sky last night and that’s a small plane up there) I want to walk every day after breakfast while I’m here, just for twenty minutes, a budding exercise routine. So this morning I got up a bit earlier than … Continue reading →

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Wake up and smell the eggs!

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

(Two of the girls… saying something in French) A wonderful thing happened! Our host went away this morning for a long weekend and left me in charge of the hens! Well, Denis too but I don’t intend to allow him … Continue reading →

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It’s Saturday in the countryside and I’m feeling lucky.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by

We finally arrived. The boat stopped and we were amazingly lucky to be in the line that moved out first. Not that it really matters who gets off first but it feels like being allowed out to play from school, … Continue reading →

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Turn off your DLPFC!

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

(Mixed media in progress…) I’ve been reading and listening to Jonah Lehrer’s book Imagine How Creativity Works. I listened to it last summer with the hens in the forest. They weren’t hugely impressed with Jonah but I really like him … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – Albert says….

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

(Well, if we’re including everything…. here’s the girls again) “Only two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein You’re a miracle too, Mairead.

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Hit the nail… not the thumb!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

(Love my little empty frame) I was hanging some picture frames on the kitchen wall yesterday. I think it took me two hours but the time flew and my mind wandered to thoughts of “noticing what’s right“, again. Putting my … Continue reading →

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Princess Affreca and my new hens.

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

(We travelled the peninsula and the lough) We went to Northern Ireland for the weekend to visit friends (Hi Naomi and Liam!) They were excellent travel guides and packed a lot in – including a picnic. I’ve grabbed a map … Continue reading →

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A Town of Runners – beautiful.

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

(Remembering my girls) Last night we went to see a beautiful movie  – A Town of Runners. It was set in Ethiopia, in a small town called Bekoji. There was only a dirt road from the town so it has … Continue reading →

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Hens are great teachers… listen to a hen today.

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

  (The menu) It’s very early in the morning as I write from our hotel in Swansea. I seem to have jet lag without crossing a time zone, probably the traffic noises, the pillow and the light peeping in around … Continue reading →

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Ode to the girls….

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

(Contentment –  even with green hair) I’m back home now and I’m hen-less and egg-less. Will go to the supermarket later for the eggs but we won’t be getting hens. Some people and animals come into your life for just … Continue reading →

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Cats, one mouse, a fox and two hens – it all ends well… oh, not for the mouse.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

(Our favourite position on the sofa) I was sitting on the sofa this morning writing when I heard one of the cats meowing. It was a plaintive meow. As both the garden door and the secret cat window were open … Continue reading →

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Who let the hens out?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

(The girls) I woke late this morning because I’d had a very disgruntled feline visitor during the night who needed to get outside urgently (at least that’s what I think he was saying) at 3.45am. It may take me a … Continue reading →

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