Here’s hoping that we can eat some of our meals outdoors

I hope that Uno has settled in well with his new blokey mates.

And now it’s only girl goats at The Gables

The place is an animal sanctuary that takes in and cares for goats, sheep, cows and assorted birds.

In the goat area there is a big shelter for when it rains and toys and climbing frames suitable for goats. The staff (mostly volunteers) are lovely and Uno is a lucky boy. We will miss him.

(If you wonder why the boys had to go it’s because they were getting to be teenagers and rather frisky. Not a good idea to mate mothers and sons or half sisters with their half brothers!)

More cooking tomorrow

Has been baking sour dough chollahs for Rosh Hashanah.

The round loaves symbolise continuity and the hand is open in supplication. The Jewish New Year is a time when we ask the Almighty for a good judgement – another year on this planet – a year of health and tranquillity. I wish everyone a Shanah Tovah – a good year and that you be written into the Book of Life.

Where 35 children and 30 assorted parents and carers and grandparents joined in with the singing at rhyme time It was great fun but I came home tired and with hardly any voice. I tried out a new song and it worked. I might try another next week (otherwise I get bored).

Back at home the goats enjoyed the windfall pears

The bees enjoy the foxgloves and I enjoy looking at them flying in and out of the bell-shaped flowers

Out in the field the walnut trees are being raided by squirrels