There will be more leaves to sweep up tomorrow and the next day and the next…..

And Sandy stands up to her mother Willow to get her fair share of concentrates.

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Brought us a pretty pot plant called colloquially a “Joseph’s Coat”.

When we moved here 13 years ago, we saw lots of buzzards and very few red kites but now the balance has changed completely. The re-introduction of red kites which were endangered (which I mentioned in my book Jews Milk Goats) has been so successful that I hardly see buzzards yet come across red kites everywhere. Out for my daily constitutional just now I was delighted to come across a buzzard flying over the fields and resting on a tree branch.

The vet came to check on her and gave her a pain relief injection and an antibiotic jab. I have to repeat them both tomorrow. Fortunately he doesn’t think it is a contagious eye infection. More likely an injury.

We asked the vet to feel Wisp’s belly and Willow’s belly. There is an outside chance that Willow is with kid. Willow’s son, Uno, matured early and even though he went to live at the Raunds animal sanctuary he might have not left here in time!

Late last night I made a batch of fairy cakes. I put some frozen blackcurrants in the mix and the sharpness of the fruit complemented the sweetness of the cake and the icing sugar on top.

My friend and I put the world to rights and managed to munch our way through the cakes (with a little help from Jeremy).