When I am driving on the A.303 for four hours back to Dorking I sometimes need reminding why I now live in Cornwall. Other people also think I am quite mad to have such a long journey. The other morning the light was so beautiful Nick took these photos from our bedroom windows. These photos are to remind [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsWell I know it's not a very good photo but long tailed tits are so beautiful and not that common I couldn't resist showing you this. You just have to believe me that there were twice as many all feeding at once when I got the camera out but they were a bit shy and disappeared [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall 3 CommentsWhen it starts snowing it is not just the children who want to be out there playing in it! Yes I know it can be so disruptive when you are trying to travel but everything looks so beautiful with a coating of white. Everything really transforms into a winter wonderland. I can't say the chickens [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall 1 CommentI was just about to take the dogs for a walk this morning when we suddenly had a hail storm. I shouldn't be at all surprised as the weather is so unpredictable but I rushed back into the house to get a hat and grabbed my camera to snap this beautiful rainbow. The hail storm only [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsJust a few more photos which I know you will love. This is Ursula having her coat taken off. Keith, the guy who came to shear my small flock,thought I was totally mad as I insisted on separating the wool from each different sheep and labelling it with the name of the sheep! It is going [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall 1 CommentI absolutely promise that after these photos I won't put any more on the blog. You just have to put up with me for the moment as I have never had sheep before and they are so….. beautiful. They are just getting used to their new surroundings and keep heading up to the top of [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsRemember when they looked like this ….. Look what beauties they have grown into. For those who have not followed their progress - these are my guinea fowl and I have reared them to deal with the tick problem in our valley. Apparently on the east coast of the United States they are well known [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsHappy New Year to everyone. I hope you are all surviving the chill of winter. In Cornwall I think we have had slightly milder weather than in the rest of the country but as you can see from this photo our swift running stream into the river has started freezing up which we have never [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsI've told you before how much my dogs love to go fishing with Nick but this morning Inky decided that she didn't need Nick to catch a fish! I was walking along the river with the dogs running around having a great time when Inky came trotting towards me with something in her mouth. At first [...]
Read more... Posted in: Life in Cornwall No CommentsAutumn is the most beautiful of seasons and on a day like today it is difficult to be inside. This is the view from the window of my computer room so it makes it just about bearable! All the quilts for our next book Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts are finished and most of [...]
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