Category: Family
There’s a new scarecrow at the farm
My uncle sent up a present of this realistic-looking hawk to hang over my grandparents’ vegetable patch which is being heavily picked off by all the birds at the moment. He got the idea from his bowling club, who use the same birds to keep the others off their greens (I think). Here’s the closeup….
Still riding the crest of the wave; starting to get a bit wobbly
First, thank you all so much for your comments, emails, twitters etc of congratulation to Saturday’s news. To celebrate I thought it would be fun to get up at 4.45am Sunday morning, charge out to the airport, drag along a daughter who was crying because daddy was out of her sight for five seconds, and…
It’s Olympic time…again
Remember last year when we went Olympic mad? When my mother was down and hosted what can only be described as a truly awesome Olympic-themed party? The children have not forgotten. Oh, no, and when mum was down they demanded a repeat, could just not wait another three years (or one year if you count…
