The rain has stopped, for now, I’ve strewn straw outside the barn, spring flowers are everywhere snd a barn of playful lambs lifts my morning spirits

Our cousins in Israel sent me a beautiful box of fruit during my shiva week. The fruit was delicious and both Mabel and Nigel think that the box is a perfect place for a nap.

I sit and watch the news from so many cities in Ukraine that I have visited

yet it’s shrove Tuesday and I spent an hour away from the television making savoury

As spring arrives the hens present us with more eggs – thank you girls

A selection of video clips below

Then out again and back to the other sheep and lambs

This morning I milked the goat for the first time in over a week. I got lots of nuzzles from Willow. She had to listen to news from Ukraine instead of our usual gospel or country music.

Outside the animals bring joy and keep me grounded as I re-enter a world without mum and under the shadow of war.

I listen to brave civilian Ukrainians talking on the radio about getting ready to fight the “Hitler” of the 21st Century – unimaginable