One came with me to attend to the animals

The war getting closer to my beloved Lviv

Ukraine is always in my thoughts snd those people fleeing in bitter temperatures or hiding in bomb shelters and basements without food , water, light and heat. What can we do?

She has been limping around the field, twins trailing after her, for two days. We brought her into the barn last night with her lambs. This morning we upended her and Jeremy trimmed and sprayed her hooves. We will keep her in until Sunday

The other two new Silkie mothers are now in the hen house that the seven chicks and mum vacated

Clint began collecting Mao badges and other Chinese Cultural Revolution artefacts many years ago. A now retired non fiction writer he has spent the last few years adding to his extensive collection snd knowledge. A new book has just been published by a Professor of Chinese history. Her introduction begins by citing the value of Clint’s collection and I am so pleased and proud that his work and knowledge has been recognised. When children and grandchildren want to start collecting we should encourage then be it stones or stamps or (as with youngest grandson) dinosaurs!