Now it’s hedge cutting duties followed by a dip in the ice cold pool later – if I am really brave!

Grandson mentioned hot weather and paddling pools. How and why this was in the shed we can’t recall but J and I have spent the last two hours assembling this monstrosity so the weather better stay fine!

Niece thinks it’s crazy but nice. Nigel is watching curiously.

At first we couldn’t find them – hidden by the long grass and at the far side of the field. I kept on calling them and shaking their feed buckets and, at last, Lucy lifted her red head and started to chunter towards me. Grandson beat a hasty retreat to the far side of the gate

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Who are taking shelter under a walnut tree

Will the next wake up call be a drought? Scary thoughts.

After two weeks of egg laying and intermittent sitting, the geese let their guards down. This morning I saw two broken eggs – shells on the grass and contents gone, every trace.

They were standing at the gate as if they knew we were coming.

We gave them some concentrates which they ate greedily

They might never want to come home again. Click below

When we got the trailer back to Kate’s it was my job to hose it down and Jeremy’s to wield the brush. Not the best job to do in the clothes I wore to London but at least I had donned wellie boots!