Monsters along the drive (by sarah)

Last week we were invaded by these monsters - apparently they are ponies - some peoples ideas of small need to be reassessed - yes the little brown one was small - large dog sized and is called Lucky - the other one however was taller than me!!!!!

Becuase its back and white Jean calls them cats!

Monday Morning and *It* Begins (by sarah)

I have insomnia all night - fine - first rays of light I go to do the luandary and what not and what do I find? - BLOOD, blood everywhere. Disturbed I come across kittens and a decapatated rabbit - only a little one as well in the stable.

The kittens? Are they kitten killers? Not sure they did not seem that interested in it when I removed it from infront of the washing machine - so perhapse it is a Tim kill? Then on top of that the machine was already going with Barabaras washing as she puts it on timer.

I think oh I'll have a nice cup of tea only to find the kettle does not work - quick investigation - Al left it unplugged from where he used the blender for dinner. relieved I plug it in and - oh - it still doesnt work 🙁

So I currently have a suacepan on downs stairs - thinking we may need a new kettle as it is still our only source of hot water - the shower producing either luke warm or scualding trickle - you choose.

All in all not a very promising start to the week in my opion.

Minni Helping Alaric Work (by sarah)

Snow, Ponys and Mothers Day (by sarah)

I was awoken today by a baby brandishing a much scribbled on envolope and in fact she was still scribbling and indeed - she refused to give over what Daddy inisted she had for Mummy!

After a bit of wrestling and a little bit of a winge Jean gave me the lovely card she picked herself in Tescos - apparently it was the shiniest one there - fortunatly its purple shiny 🙂 So obviously she knows my tastes already!

She'd signed it herself too - there was a lovely scribble - an improovement on last year ink foot and hand print!

She had also made me a presant at nursery which was also wrapped in purple paper!!! How did they know?

It's that poem about sticky finger prints everywhere that i remember David (my brother) coming home from Playshcool with. It was surrounded by her hand print in gold paint and laminated with a glittery hanging up thing!

I've put it up in the bedroom as I was feeling sentimental!

Today has actually been a veryu strange day what with snow, torrential down pours, hail and lovely warm sunshine? Then ontop of that some ponys have moved into the paddock - fortunatly they have coats on or rugs or what ever they are called as it really begain snowing heavily just as they had finished moving them in!

Poor Jean was mistaken as a boy yet again! The owner of the ponys assumed that the blue baby grow and blue coat meant she was a boy.

Actually Jeany had a bit of a nasty fall today 🙁 She was running along the drive and had a bit of a dive bomb, wham straight on her beak - she has a graze and bump to show for it. We were really worried as when she got up again she appeared to not be able to walk and kept falling over. Thinking that she must have hit her head really hard we scooped her inside to have a proper look - this was when Al found that her wellys were mysteriously full of stones!

No wonder she couldnt walk - they must have been working their way down the wellys. Jean really likes stones and rocks she's even trying to smuggle them into the house now!

Kitten Cuaght Shrew Released into the Wild (by sarah)